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Re: a Few grammar questions

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

a Few grammar questions

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...

Past participle or Present participle?

Hi, allCould you please tell me what's the difference between these two sentences. Actually, the part I'm interested in is if I should use the past participle or the present participle of the verb "to connect" after "a router".1) I have a router connecting to my PC via...

Re: Will you be coming...(request)

I don't see a great deal of difference between a request and an invitation -- none that could be communicated entirely by a modal verb, at least. The difference seems to lie in what you expect the addressee to do.Request:. CJ

Re: I thought

that I know how to ... (NO!)

Re: I thought

Could a native speaker please respond to New2grammar's query? Many thanks.

I thought

What's the difference between "I thought I knew" and " I thought I know"? I was told that the verb following "I thougt" must be past tense. (Goodman, hope you don't mind me using your words. I don't mean to pick on you, just trying to learn from your...

bend down vs bend over

What do you call this action, bend down or bend over?http://www.thomas.olsson.name/LebanonSyria2005/050619_094252C.jpg What about this one? http://img103.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2007/06/22/10-46wkfgt1o.jpg What's the difference between the two phrasal verbs? Thanks

Can i chage the sentence like this??

i have read one news from the BBC(BEEP). there is one news has a this sentence."All of the dead and injured - aged between 18 and 31 - were reportedly from the cabin cruiser." 1.Here what is the verb?2.Can I replace the word "age " for "aged"? All of the dead and...

Re: Please, help me with this question

The difference is subtle. The present perfect is conceptually a step removed from the real action of the simple past. The present perfect is indirect compared to the direct simple past.I read a magazine today expresses what happened. It tells what I did directly. I have read a magazine today...