By Simple present, Present progressive

The train is leaving at 5 o'clock.

I'm sorry, Anon, but there's no passive sentence here!No. 1 uses the simple present (active), and no. 2 the present progressive (active). I was taught that no.2 is an appropriate ending for an informal letter.

Hi, Is there any difference in meaning between these two sentences when using simple present and present progressive? In everyday English, not really. Here are a couple of comments. a) I look forward to your visit ! Could refer to my habit (eg Every year, I look forward toyour visit.) b) I...

Hi, Is there any difference in meaning between these two sentences when using simple present and present progressive? a) I look forward to your visit ! b) I am looking forward to your visit ! thanks !

Angliholic wrote:I regret saying that I hate you. I regret saying that I hated you. I regret to say that I hate you. I regret to say that I hated you. Which of the above four versions sound right to you? Which ones are identical in meaning? Thanks.Hi Angliholic, I regret to say I'd...

Thank you, Mister Micawber! I thought as much. Indeed, it does sound more natural to use the present progressive in these sentences. However, from a logical standpoint, I still don’t understand why it would be improper to use the simple present tense. After all, in both cases, “to play” and “to...

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...

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...

They are all acceptable except the last one, because no one plans or schedules rain. CJ

Which one is acceptable?A) The train is leaving at 5 o'clock.B) The bus is stopping in Ankara at 4 o'clock.C) The school is opening tomorrow.D) I am watching television tonight.E) It is raining tomorrow. In the question above, which answers are acceptable,under which circumstances? Thank you...