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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...

Bokeh wrote: Mister Micawber wrote:In the first case, you are finished thinking; in the second case, you are not.That's not necessarilly true. I have eaten doesn't mean you are still eating; it just means the residual state prevails. Same with thinking.Apples and oranges. You are comparing...

I was told that there are twelve tenses in English: 1: Simple Present Tense 2: Present Perfect Tense 3: Present Progressive Tense 4: Present Perfect Progressive Tense 5: Simple Past Tense 6: Past Perfect Tense 7: Past Progressive Tense 8: Past Perfect Progressive Tense 9: Simple Future...

User_gary wrote:It is two years since you were married. I learnt that since is used only with perfect tenses' e.g. (present perfect, present perfect progressive, ...........etc.) But in the above sentence it has been used with simple present tense. So I am confused. Could anyone assist me in...

It is two years since you are married. I learnt that since is used only with `perfect tenses' e.g. (present perfect, present perfect progressive, ...........etc.) But in the above sentence it has been used with (simple present tense). So I am confused. Could assist me on this?

Hello AnonI too am a learner and so I don't think I'm qualified to answer your questions. But if you don't mind, please allow me to put some tips about your questions." Tom eats a hamburger." I'm sorry but I have to say this sentence make no sense as an English sentence. We cannot use a simple...

Hello Mara I know there is some difference in the degree of politeness between the simple and the progressive tenses about some verbs. Examples are between <I hope that ..> and <I'm hoping that …> or between "I wonder if …> and <I'm wondering if …>. And I also learned the...

Pemmican wrote:As far as I know, there are these 13 tenses: a) Past Perfect Progressive ........................had been + present participle b) Past Perfect ..........................................had + past participle c) Past Progressive ...................................was/were + present...

A. You can use the simple present perfect here: "I haven't worked as a teacher for 2 years." This is used (amongst other uses) when we are talking about something which happened in the past, but is somehow connected to the present. So, 2 years ago (past) you stopped working as a teacher, and...