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I came across the following explanation:The Present Simple is used to give life and colour to the telling of a story. The Past Simple does not have the same dramatic effect. That is why jokes are often told in the present.

Ellisa: This is a very long passage, and your other post seems to be even longer. The editor at this web site makes it difficult to make corrections to long passages. Also, many teachers do not want to devote a long time working on a single post. If you post only one paragraph at a time, then...

I see. So I should say that these sentences are all in the present simple with the verb "to be". Right?

A Myriad of Grammar Problems... :(I have absolutely no idea how to do these, can someone tell me what's going on here, Ive looked up many pages on the web but still am stumped on these:Exercise 9 Rewrite the following in the PASSIVE voice. E.g. 1. My wife wrote the letter. --> The letter...

Hi,Could you possibly tell me which tense is used -future or present simple-with the time phrase "2 days'time" and " 2 days from now" ?These two are OK.He has an appointment with his doctor in two days' time He has an appointment with his doctor two days from...

I just observe, I don't dictate usage. You said in your first post that you have seen the present tense used as well. I believed you; I just offered a reason to use the future tense.CB

Yes, or one that is contrary to reality. I see four options in the suborbinate clause if the main clause is present tense, although there may be more.I think it depends on whether it would be a high salary or a low salary.I think it depends on whether it will be a high salary or a low salary.I...

Hi all!I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little stronger. His mother tongue is French but he's...

Hello everyone! I need your help. One of my books contains the following examples of the reported speech:1) "Why is the world round?"asked the little girl.The little girl wanted to know why the world was round.2) "Smoking is bad for you", the teacher told us.The teacher...

Hello everyone! I need your help. One of my books contains the following examples of the reported speech:1. "Why is the world round?" asked the little girl.The little girl wanted to know why the world was round.2. "Smoking is bad for you", the teacher told us.The teacher...