Search results for 'tag:Simple Present' matching tag 'Simple Present'

Re: Use of may

clive — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:07:42 GMT

Hi, can we use 'may' in simple present tense EX "he may walk every day " Yes. Depending on the context, you may either be describing a possibility or giving permission. Best wishes, Clive

Use of may

fahathpk — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:46 GMT

can we use 'may' in simple present tense EX "he may walk every day"

Re: Grammar problems. Thanks.

clive — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:40:48 GMT

Hi, 1. I walk and I do walking. What is the difference between these two? The latter is not very idiomatic. It sounds a bit like you are taling about your hobbies. 2. Drink milk before you go to sleep. and Drinking milk before sleeping . Which one is correct? The former is a sentence, because 'drink' is an imperative verb form. The latter is merely a phrase, with no main verb. 'Drinking/sleeling' are gerunds. 3. Industry zone or Industrial zone / Resident zone or Residential zone. Do I need to use Adj or Noun before zone ? The idiomatic thing is to use an adjective. 4. Keep me informed if you receive the new message . "if" here is correct ? Yes. It expresses a...

Re: Modal

mister micawber — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:24:57 GMT

You can, but native speakers normally use simple present in the subordinate clause: I'll do what I'm asked to do.

Why do you say class is canceled

youngmoney — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:49:40 GMT

1. Class is canceled 2. school is closed I dont understand why you use ed in a simple present sentence. is closed an adjective in the sentence? what is the different between class was closed and class is closed.

Go and been/ never in more than tense

ericsteef — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:38 GMT

i would like to know two things. the first one is : the past participle of the verb "go", is it "been"? ex: i have been to London. have you ever been to London? i think that "go" in this case has irregular form in the past participle which is "been" and that why we use the preposition "to" we don't say " i have been in London" we use "to" as if we say i will go to London" not "in London" is that right? secondary : the adverb never. we study at school that the key words of the simple present tense always, often...and never. ex: he never plays football with his friends. but what i notice is that "never" is used mostly with the...

Re: Is this sentence correct?

billj — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:26:38 GMT

Hi No, I'm afraid it's not correct. The problem is your use of the verb 'go'. You tried to use the negative form of the simple past tense and wrongly assumed it was 'did not went'. This is a tricky aspect of English verbs which causes many problems. I'll try to explain: In questions the simple present and past tenses are replaced by the the relevant tenses of the verb ' to do ' + the basic (infinitive) form of the verb. The same also applies to the simple tenses in conjunction with ' not ' when we want to form the negative: I really went there. (past tense - positive) Did you really go there? (past tense - question) You did not really go...

Re: Tenses

mister micawber — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:06:05 GMT

For most action verbs. present continuous refers to the present moment ('I am typing in this box') while simple present refers to an action that happens anytime in the past present and future ('I type in these boxes when I have free time').

Re: Please help me

cool breeze — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:51:37 GMT

" Every day after lunch, I check my e-mail Please look up the word regularly in your dictionary. You may chack your e-mail every day, every two days or even every week. If you do that, you do it regularly. If you don't want to give the impression that you didn't use to check it, just say: I check my e-mail regularly. The simple present tense usually indicates habitual action. CB

Re: Can you proofread this? Please!

marylain — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:39:57 GMT

This is token from a book that I'm trying to translate as homework assignment. Can I use the simple present, then? If you have time can you please be so kind to check the other passage? The deadline is on wednesday... I have not so much time left, unfortunately... Thank you so much for your efforts. I greatly appreciated your help.

Re: So far/faring

avangi — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:56:49 GMT

I'd say they're interchangeable. The present continuous implies that he's done well over a longer period of time, but the simple present implies that this is the very latest news. The "so far" seems like a hedge. That is, you're not prepared to say how long this will continue. The continuous tense seems to strengthen this uncertainty. "He has been doing well" can easily slip to "he had been doing well."

Re: Would have Vpp or would V

anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:29:10 GMT

Here's how it should be: Jackson would have celebrated his fiftieth birthday this August if he were alive . Jackson would have celebrated his fiftieth birthday this August if he had not died earlier this year . There are a few different ways. The protasis (if part) is in present time and contrary to fact whereas the apodasis (then part) is in the past. It all depends when this was written, too. It could read this since it was written in June: Jackson would celebrate his fiftieth birthday this August if he were still alive . Jackson would celebrate his fiftieth birthday this August if he had not died . Jackson would be celebrating his fiftieth birthday this August if he had not died . Jackson...

Would you please help me to correct this translation?

marylain — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:07:23 GMT

Hello there! I need your help to correct this translation... It is pretty urgent cause I need to send it in two days. I put some alternatives and comments in brackets and parentheses . Thank you so much in advance ! -- For Kids of Today Chicken Has Six Legs or For Kids of Today Chickens Have Six Legs or For Today's Kids (...)? Several tens of years ago to the grandson to a friend of mine was assigned a composition (I think it's better “ was asked to write a composition” but I'm not so sure about that) as an homework assignment that sounded more or less

Would you please help me to correct this translation into English?

anonymous — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:58:49 GMT

Would you please be so kind as to correct this little text for me? I put some alternatives and comments in brackets and parentheses. I need this text to be corrected in two days! Thank you so much in advance! -- For Kids of Today Chicken Has Six Legs or For Kids of Today Chickens Have Six Legs or For Today's Kids (...)? Several tens of years ago to the grandson to a friend of mine was assigned a composition (I think it's better "was asked to write a composition" but I'm not so sure about that) as an homework assignment that sounded more or less in this way: "Talk about your cat". And how can this be done? The kid was not allowed, despite his pleas and cries, to keep pets (and in (or within?) the same...

Re: I bet...

yankee — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:12:48 GMT

The verbs in your sentences have different tenses. I bet I stopped listening before you did . bet = simple present tense stopped = simple past tense did = simple past tense (The word "did" is used as a replacement for "stopped".) Your second sentence contains a pretty unlikely tense combination, in my opinion. In fact, it strikes me as simply being bad grammar: I bet I' ve stopped listening before you did . bet = simple present tense