present perfect (5): simple or progressive?
non-progressive verbsSome verbs are not used in progressive forms (see progressive 2: non-progressive verbs), even if the meaning is one for which...
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present perfect (6): present perfect or present?
how long? present perfectWe use a present perfect to say how long a situation or action has continued up to now. Compare:It’s raining again.It’s...
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present perfect (1): basic information
This entry deals with the simple present perfect. For the present perfect progressive, see present perfect 4 forms have/has + past participle I...
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discourse markers
Discourse means ‘pieces of language longer than a sentence’. Some words and expressions are used to show how discourse is constructed. They can...
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The correct tense for future plans in English
Make sure you use the correct tense when you talk about future plans in English. Here are some tips to do this, as well as other phrases to use...
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