By Simple present, Grammar

Present Perfect is formed with the auxiliary have and the past participle of some verb: have seen, has done, have lived. Present Perfect Progressive is formed with the auxiliaries have and been and the present participle of some verb: have been seeing, has been doing, has been living.CJ

Hi everyone,I have a few grammar questions and I don't know how to answer them:Explain why the verb “To Be” is not a non-progressive verb?I know the simple present never talks about the present but what can be an exception to this rule?Why does the present tense not exist in English? What...

Thank you very much indeed, Jim. That's a great explanation. You cleared all my doubts. Forgive me for thinking out loud as I hope you can correct me if I am still making any mistakes. Firstly, I didn't notice that it was (can only use "was", "is" not possible?) ...

They're all correct. The simple present suggests habitual action, so "I'm studying" shows more of a current state of affairs. The other could answer the question "Where do you go to study when you need to be somewhere quiet?" while "I'm studying" means...

MarvinTheMartian wrote:For instance, in the following dialogue, would you say "I took" or "I've taken": A: Where's my favorite coffee mug? I can't find it. It's not in the cupboard. B: I took it out / I've taken it out. It's on the table.I'm quite sure I'd usually say "I took it out". The...

Hello, First, I would like to start by saying that I am a unilingual English speaker. Unlike many posters on this site, I am not trying to learn English, but rather to regain my fluency, so to speak. Allow me to explain: my brain acts very much like a sponge - it indiscriminately absorbs every...

Any good grammar book will tell you that the simple present tense is frequently used and also perfectly acceptable in reported speech when you are reporting a general truth or a still current (still currently factual) situation. In such cases, you can use either the simple past OR the simple...

Hello ppl,I am learning basic English grammar these days. I have finished up doing tenses thoroughly but confused at some places regarding usage of has/have with different forms of "be".Usage of forms of 'be': I am bit confused with the usage of Past Participle form of be i.e. been specifically....

Hi N2G, New2grammar wrote:You are a pervert now, one who likes watching grannies wearing a strapless bra. You are a pervert now, one who likes watching grannies who wear a strapless bra. Is there any difference in meaning? It's the same as between "see someone do" and "see someone doing", or...

Yesterday, I was joint in a interview in s-fone corp. It is difficult to pass this exam because it very hard. This exam include two parts : IQ part and English part. In IQ part , I did quite well , but English part I don’t understand any sentence . I am studying lines-lines Books,...