By Simple present, Present simple

Amy: «Ant, I think you need to reread GG's post. After "I thought," do NOT use the simple present tense.» I have read this commandment (sic!) about a million times in about a hundread threads, and all that in the past two or three days. In my previous post I didn't call it...

Not really.The second sentence indicates a time in the future, perhaps very soon.The first sentence is a bit odd, because the use of the simple present tense already implies "as usual". This could be used, of course, in casual conversation.English is notorious for interchanging tenses,...

No, because the present simple can be used for various times and I prefer consistency (the other verbs are all simple present). Still, I would change it to:The current differences between them are not the result of religion nor the civilization to which they belong, but rather have a...

Hi Active sentence: Somebody stole my bicycle. Passive sentence: My bicycle has been stolen. Is the passive sentence OK, in your opinion? I would write: My bicycle was (simple past) stolen. As far as I know if the active sentence is written in simple past than the passive one should also be...

We welcome your opinions, Marcelinx, but it is dangerous to try to compare your native language so closely with English-- they do not work the same way. Nor is your logic very careful.Well, I certainly hope he helps you.There is nothing subjunctive about this. The form of the subjunctive verb--...

That doesn't soud like present simple to me. Present simple is used for opinions and beliefs, but "hope" expresses neither and opinion nor a belief. It expresses a WISH. And with a wish, you can only use one verb tense: Subjunctive. Most people don't know this verb tense, because it's very...

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Anonymous wrote:Hi everybody,I have a question about the Negative Form of "Simple Present Tense", please help me.Can I use "I don't read the book right now" to express the meaning of "I'm not reading the book right now"?Thanks a lot in advance. *********** Hi Here is a summary about the...

Every rule says that time expresions like "now" ... are used with the Present Continuous and not the Present Simple... That doesn't sound right. now with the simple present is quite possible. Could I say I spend more time with my girlfriend these days ? instead of I'm spending... ? I...

New2grammar wrote: I know that this forum have discussed the topic on 'will' many times. Though generally I know that it can be used to indicate future, habitual and conditional events, in some sentences I'm still unsure whether to use 'will' or the simple present tense. For example, Every...