By Verbs, Simple present

Hi, I have a question with regards to mixed verb "hear" - 1. She hears the music. 2. She is hearing the music. 3. She is hearing voices. I was told that the first sentence is correct but the second one is incorrect. Can anyone please tell me what is the difference in the usage...

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

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...

 I think it's a big mistake because the verb after the auxiliary is in the past participle, it means that the auxiliary should be 'has'  (the verb 'to have' in the present) instead of 'is' (the verb 'to be'  in the present. its a common mistake and it's a...

Hi Avangi, I wonder why you use the simple present when the verb is in the past tense "opened". Could you explain? My guess is "don't you see the opened window" instead of "don't you see I opened it" which is wrong and requires "didn't".

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...

The word 'hanging' is the present participle of the verb 'hang'. In your sentence, the present participle is used with the simple present form of 'be' to build the present continuous tense.

The pub's flyer has a typo.It should be "...who have helped make...". That is the present perfect of the verb 'help'. It could also be worded this way: "...who have helped to make...".The simple present tense would be this: "...who help (to) make...".