Question

The ‘Presentness' of a Past Action 119
EXERCISE
a.
Illustrate how we can show a present action with the help of the simple present and the
present continuous.
b. What are the different ways of expressing past habit in English? Give examples.
c Correct the following sentences. Add a note on why these sentences are considered
wrong.
I have been hating him all these years.
I have graduated from this University in 2010.
d. Mention two differences between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous.
Give illustrative sentences.
e. Give an example of the present perfect being used with 'just. What does it show?
f. Show how the present continuous can be used to show futurity.
g. What are the other ways in which we can show future time without using future tenses?
h. What are stative verbs? Give examples.
i What are the tenses of which the passive forms are not often used ?
). What is the tense structure of a conditional sentence of Type two?​

Answer 1

Answer:

A)Our daily chores and actions can be shown in present and present continuous tense like l brush my teeth daily

l am brushing my teeth now

B) Remember all the past happened things

like we visited Horsely Hills last year.

C) l have been hating him since these years . you didn't mention point of time here .Like since 1990,2012 etc.

it's not l have graduated because you are a graduate .That is related to education you have attained not imbibed.

d)Present perfect tense you use now to say that you have completed the action just now.

ex, l have finished eating just now.

Present perfect continuous tense

She has been working here since 2012..

It shows that she is still rendering her services.

e) l have arrived just now .that is present perfect tense showing that you have come just now.The coming action has completed just now.

f) She is goin to come tomorrow ( futurity) saying that she would come tomorrow.

g.You can use future tense without using future tense by using GOING TO.

h) Stative verbs are those verbs which do not exist in ING form. like funning,liking, you like but not liking, gumming,etc.

I) present tense cannot be used passive forms.

j. if, using gerund