lots of tought (to me) questions...will there be a good soul ;) ?

0 Hi folks! I know that I have A LOT OF questions... but I hope someone can at least take a look at them... let's start. 02br
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00 I've got some dobuts about the following :02br
00 (all examples come from Michael Vince's 'Advanced Language Practice')02br
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01b001.02b00 Here is a sentence from the key "But 01font00I hope02font00 you know what you're doing" I'm wondering... Can we say "I'm hoping" or rather not? and is it totally incorrect or in other contexts it would be ok?02br
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01b002.02b00 Just tell me if I'm right or not. The verb "to recognise" cannot have the gerund form, can it?02br
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01b003.02b00 "I can see 01font00from what you say02font00 that your mornings are very busy! But what do you do in the afternoons?"02br
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00 a) could it be "...from what you are saying..." ? and what's the difference between these two?02br
00 b) If I wanted to ask about something temporary or someone's plans could I ask "01font00What are you DOING in the afternoons02font00" or not?02br
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01b004.02b00 "Emerson is currently top of the driver's league" - why is there no "at" before "top" ?02br
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01b005.02b00 "The food tastes even worse now. You have put too much salt in" - why is there no "it" after "in" ?02br
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01b006.02b00 "I'm 01font00forever02font00 picking you hairs out of the bath!"02br
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00 a) why "hairs" instead of "hair" ? I always thought that "hair" is an uncountable noun...02br
00 b) why "forever" ??? what does it mean ??? does it mean "always" ?02br
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01b007.02b00 "Fortunately the baby 01font00now02font00 sleeps all night" - shouldn't "now" be at the end of the sentence?02br
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01b008.02b00 "I 01font00hear02font00 that you have been promoted!"02br
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00 a) I don't understand why there is "hear" in the present tense instead of something like "heard" or "have heard" Does "hear" is equall in meaning with "heard" ? 02br
00 b) what's the difference between "heard" and " have heard" ?02br
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01b009.02b00 "I hope Sarah will be here soon. I'm 01font00depending02font00 on her" How is it different from "I depend on her" ? Any change of meaning?02br
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01b0010.02b00Tricky thing 05000 What is the difference between:02br
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00 a) speak to02br
00 b) talk to02br
00 c) speak with02br
00 d) talk with02br
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00 For example, I always have doubts whether to say "May I speak to..." or "May I speak with..." or "May I talk to..." or "May I talk with..." 02br
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01b0011.02b00 "Jane is away on 01font00holiday02font00." Does the word "holiday" has always the same form? Or maybe it can be used with -s ? "holidayS" ?02br
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01b0012.02b00 Roght or wrong - the verb "to suspect" cannot be used like : "I'm suspecting her" ,can it?02br
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01b0013.02b00 "I'm 01font00seeing02font00 how wide the door is"02br
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00 a) hmm... "seeing" ??? what does it mean?02br
00 b) "door" or "doors" ? 02br
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01b0014.02b00 "01font00I'm finding02font00 it really enjoyable to work here" Why not "I find it..." Any difference in meaning?02br
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01b0015.02b00 How do you feel today? VS How are you feeling today?02br
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01b0016.02b00 Does the word "trouble" have the "troubles" form? and in what contexts? (which?)02br
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01b0017.02b00 Is this sentence OK? "I'm wondering... Can we say "I'm hoping" or rather not? and is it totally incorrect or in other contexts it would be ok?"02br
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00 Have I done any mistakes/errors in the above points? 02br
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00 Thanks for your patience... Take care folks! 010id5