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1. John is working hard --> Present Continuous (be+ing)2. Isabel had finished her lunch when I arrived --> Past Perfect (had+pp) 3. Niges lives in London --> Present Simple (this is correct)4. I've had a cold for 5 days --> Present Perfect (have+pp)Present Perfect Continuous...

Hi,First thing first, let's give the verb forms their correct names. was purchased >> past simple, passive had struggled >> past perfect is purchased >> present simple, passiveThe time sequence in your example sentence is something like this: 1. in the...

Hi everybody,Why do all the Grammar books use the expressions "simple present" and "simple past", although all the other tenses start with the tense-marker and add the aspect-marker then: present progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past progressive, past...

Hi everybody,I'm a teacher of English at a German Grammar School and after 12 years of experience I'm still wondering about the following puzzle:Why do all the Grammar books stick to the "confusing" expressions simple past and simple present, although it seems quite more logical...

Greetings,I have a pretty big favour to ask.I've been struggling with this topic for quite awhile now.It goes without saying that my English "leaves something to be desired".Having in mind the subtle differences that occur from using particular tenses, I have often wondered how the...

Rooonie wrote: Ruslana wrote: Very simple rules? Present: I / you / we / they --> have I have a cat. he / she / it --> has He has a dog. Past: always had They had very many pets when they were children. how about this: I have discussed with him or I had discussed...

Hao Thai:"Now could you please do the same for past perfect, presentperfect, future perfect, and their associated progressivecousins?"Ok, but that'll take some time. PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVEYesterday at 9:30 I had been eating for 5 minutes. |<----------------->| ...

1. Present Simple Tom walks to school every day. Tom has strong legs. Tom is a good student. Tom dosen't walk to school every day. Tom hasn't strong legs. or Tom doesn't have strong legs. Tom is not a good student. Does Tom walk to school every day? Does Tom have strong legs? Is Tom...

There are 16 tenses in english. I'll list them ... 1. Present Simple - I play2. Present Continuous - I am playing3. Present Perfect - I have played4. Present Perfect Continuous - I have been playing5. Past Simple - I played6. Past Continuous - I was playing7. Past Perfect - I had played8. Past...

Clive wrote: Hi, Not really. It's just idiomatic. Interestingly, I always see Present Continuous/Progressive, never Continuous/Progressive Present. Best wishes, Clive Yes, the difference happen only in Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple the others tenses are the same. Present...