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In formal writing pepole use past simple tense.But i have seen many times books and other articles includes sentenceswhich have been made of "would"...I know that "would" is used in conditional clauses.Where as i realy want to know what are the situations where i can use...

Present simple vs.Present Continuous Could you please help me: what is the best way to explain the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous Tenses using the topic of "Travelling" .The learners are adults (Elementary).Thank you very much in advance!

Hi,First thing first, let's give the verb forms their correct names. was purchased >> past simple, passive had struggled >> past perfect is purchased >> present simple, passiveThe time sequence in your example sentence is something like this: 1. in the...

Hi everybody,Why do all the Grammar books use the expressions "simple present" and "simple past", although all the other tenses start with the tense-marker and add the aspect-marker then: present progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past progressive, past...

Hi everybody,I'm a teacher of English at a German Grammar School and after 12 years of experience I'm still wondering about the following puzzle:Why do all the Grammar books stick to the "confusing" expressions simple past and simple present, although it seems quite more logical...

Hi all, please tell me, in the below sentence is/was -which one is correct? "The last movie i watched/saw was/is rambo" -please also say watched/saw-which is more suitable. what should be the tense? present/past/present simple? Thanks in advance!

Yes, or one that is contrary to reality. I see four options in the suborbinate clause if the main clause is present tense, although there may be more.I think it depends on whether it would be a high salary or a low salary.I think it depends on whether it will be a high salary or a low salary.I...

Ok, so I understand that the present simple doesn't sound good. As for the "for" I assume that "are you learning any other languages except for English" would also be fine? Thank you

Greetings,I have a pretty big favour to ask.I've been struggling with this topic for quite awhile now.It goes without saying that my English "leaves something to be desired".Having in mind the subtle differences that occur from using particular tenses, I have often wondered how the...

Hi all!I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little stronger. His mother tongue is French but he's...