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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present Progressive vs Simple Past
Hi
I am confused with two sentences of an exercise
1. It s a gray day today. The sun (not shine) is not shining/ didn't shine.
2. A. My marks in school are terrible this term. I'm failing/ I failed three of my courses.
B. Maybe you can improve your grades before the end of the term if you start studying harder.
Which answers are correct?
Thanks a lot.
I am confused with two sentences of an exercise
1. It s a gray day today. The sun (not shine) is not shining/ didn't shine.
2. A. My marks in school are terrible this term. I'm failing/ I failed three of my courses.
B. Maybe you can improve your grades before the end of the term if you start studying harder.
Which answers are correct?
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
1. It s a gray day today. The sun (not shine) is not shining/ didn't shine.
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- It s a gray day today.
- The sun (not shine) is not shining/ didn't shine.
- Ask yourself: is the day over?
- Has the sun set yet?
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1. It s a gray day today. The sun (not shine) is not shining/ didn't shine.
Ask yourself: is the day over? Has the sun set yet? If the answer is yes, then use past tense.
A week ago, it rained every day. The sun didn't shine at all.
2. A. My marks in school are terrible this term. I'm failing/ I failed three of my courses.
Ask yourself: is the term over and the grade
Ask yourself: is the day over? Has the sun set yet? If the answer is yes, then use past tense.
A week ago, it rained every day. The sun didn't shine at all.
2. A. My marks in school are terrible this term. I'm failing/ I failed three of my courses.
Ask yourself: is the term over and the grade
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Thanks a lot, i understood the first example but the second example the speaker means the three courses not all the courses of the term, so he failed the three courses which are over and the other courses isn't over.
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I don't agree.
You can fail tests in school before the course is over.
All the courses in a term finish at the same time.
Suppose the courses (English, Math, Geography, football, and History) started in January, and finish in June.
It is March, and you have failed three Math tests, two English tests and four History tests. You have an A in football because you are the best str
You can fail tests in school before the course is over.
All the courses in a term finish at the same time.
Suppose the courses (English, Math, Geography, football, and History) started in January, and finish in June.
It is March, and you have failed three Math tests, two English tests and four History tests. You have an A in football because you are the best str
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