Did it snow this time last year? seems a little too specific. I would take it almost as Did it snow on this date last year? Hardly anyone would remember such a thing. I think, therefore, that unless I were consulting a meteorologist regarding real

«Tom is being a rich student. vs Tom will have been being a rich student. vs Tom will be being a rich student.» As you should have read, the Present Continuous tense is used to express an on-going (active) process, that is happening

CalifJim wrote: after while only stative verbs like "sit" can be used in the past simple tense? Yes, that sounds like a reasonable generalization. Nevertheless, dynamic verbs might be used after "while", but they would then have to be

after while only stative verbs like "sit" can be used in the past simple tense? Yes, that sounds like a reasonable generalization. Nevertheless, dynamic verbs might be used after "while", but they would then have to be interpretable in a

From what you wrote, Jim, can we generalize and say that 1- after while only stative verbs like "sit" can be used in the past simple tense? 2- "The accident happened when they were going to school." is wrong and "when" had better be replaced