Present Tense uses the base form of a verb to describe current actions, events and states-of-being. Ex: I answer to no one.
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"My computer isn't working" or "My computer doesn't work"
My friend is working as computer engineer, I phoned him and ask him the following:
My computer isn't working, Could you repair it?
My computer doesn't work, Could you repair it?
Which one is more common in this context? present simple or…
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"doesn't" or "didn't" in "What doesn't kill you…"
There is a famous sentence in my language (maybe it exists in other languages too), which is
what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger
I tried to translate exactly from my language, that is why i used doesn't, but i am thinking about it as an…
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Understanding of Simple Present tense
Can you please let me know which sentence is correct?
Supreme Court concerns on India sex ratio.
Or
Supreme Court concern on India sex ratio.
As I have watched in news that they have not appended "s" to verb, however I thought that it is required…
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Present Continuous expressing future
One of my grammar books says:
The future use of the present progressive is limited to actions brought about by human endeavour.
Therefore sentences such as "It's raining tomorrow" or "The trees are losing their leaves soon." are…
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Enjoy or enjoying, come or are coming
The sentences are from "English Grammar Practice" by L.G. Alexaner.
In this exercise according to the book's answer key only "are coming" and "are asking" are correct in #7 but both the present simple and continuous are correct in #9.
"People are…
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Present tense referring to general facts
You know the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening, and it's a general fact. Then, If I say just 'the sun rises' to describe the general fact, is it wrong? Must the verb modified because the sun doesn't always rise?
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When can the present tense be used to express "now", neither before nor after?
Recently, questions have been asked questions about how, for instance, the past tense can be used to express a future event, or the simple present can be used to express a continuous action or, lastly, the future tense can be used in reference to…
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How long have you known..?
I've just took an English exam and there was a question I must answer using "since".
How long have you known her?
My answer was "I have known her since February". But then I thought what if I wrote like "I know her since..". The question is that if…
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Difference between third-person forms of "go"
"goes" Third person singular present tense of go.
"goes" Third-person singular simple present indicative form of go.
What is the difference between these parts of speech? Could you provide an example of each?
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What's the ‘main’ verb in “I like to start my day with a cup of tea”?
What’s the ‘main’ verb in this sentence and why?
I like to start my day with a cup of tea.
Is it like or is it start? Is to start really even a verb at all here?
If one of these two verbs is the ‘main’ verb, then what kind of verb is the other…
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Present simple even if it is not a general statement
I came across this sentence:
When I go home tonight, I lay down in my bed and turn on the TV and it makes me so glad.
I think future shall be used (will or going to) for lay down, turn on and make.
Present shall not be used for these verbs…
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present progressive with always that does not imply annoyance?
What is the difference between
I am always coming back
I always come back
I know that always+present progressive can be used to show annoyance but in this example I don't think it is the case and I know present simple is for regular actions, habit…
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Why is it not possible to use present perfect in this case?
I wrote a note after ordering both records:
Please do not send until the other records from the series have been out.
Why can I not use present perfect? Present in this case is better.
I don't understand why the present perfect does not fit here…
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"Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91" - why Present Simple Tense?
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91
Company says man who founded firm in 1943 aged 17 died peacefully at home in Sweden
Please say why in the title it is said in Present Simple Tense "Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91"? Why not Past Simple Tense.…
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Present Perfect Continuous or Present Continuous
My teacher is going to tell me the results of my last exam. And I want to use a verb "wait."
Should I tell:
I am waiting for the results.
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I have been waiting for the results.
What I want to emphasize is that I have passed already one test and…
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