In Present tenses^x, Simple present^x, Present continuous^x

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 AvangiTo me, the word 'if' is used like 'whenever' in your sentence, and the word 'will' is used to indicate a habitual or repeated action (i.e. in that sentence, you are saying it is not your habit to wonder about things such as closed doors while you are on vacation)....

Kooyeen wrote:Hi,can somebody comment on these, and tell me what you think in terms of meaning, how common they are, etc.? Do it the way I told you.Do it how I told you.Do it like I told you.Do it as I told you.To me, these all mean the same thing; the last one would be the least common, and the...

Hi Anon I'm glad that someone finally decided to try to do this test. I assume that in this test you are supposed to decide whether to use the present continuous or the simple present tense . (A few of the sentences will also work with a tense other than a present tense). The words in...

Simple present is "I read" not "I am reading," which is present continuous. I read negates to I do not read or I don't read. I am reading negates to I am not reading.

Hi Hela I didn't like the sound of the sentence with the simple present tense and the word 'now'. In your sentence, the word 'now' suggests to me that this activity has just recently begun. In this sentence, I'd say the continuous would be understood as a new, current "activity" (the...

Present Simple or Present Continuous? The simple present tenseThe simple present tense is used for two main types of action: Habits Actions which happen regularly (every day, every week, etc.) States Things which do not often change (opinions, conditions,...

Spocik wrote:I have some problems with classifying this clause to future or present time. Please help me. This clause: I'm eating at the cafeteria with Cindy. Do you want to join us? |in the future| or |now|? One can use present tenses (present continuous and simple present) to...

One general point, Waterworld. We don't often use the simple present tense with most verbs. For 'right now', we use the present continuous; the simple present is used mostly for habits and facts that are always true. 1. I demanded the money from/of my father.2. The police demanded to...

Hi Manicku 1) Other than the fact that one is the simple present tense and the other is present continuous tense, the main difference to me is that "I'm looking forward to" sounds a little friendlier and "I look forward to" sounds a little more formal. 2) The phrasal verb "look...