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If You Look vs. If You're Looking: When advertising a Product
Is it correct to use "if you look for" instead of "if you're looking for" when promoting a product?
"If you look for creamy peanut butter spread, you may message me."
I ...
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Should we always use the past if the person is no longer alive or when we refer to a past state
When I want to point out that the person is still regarded as the best student till now, tho they have been gone or they are not a student anymore, what tense should I use, the present or the past? ...
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The posted video is/was about something. Is or Was?
I've been attending online classes (recorded) on a daily basis and once the uploaded video wasn't on the topic as per the timetable. I texted my teacher a question similar to this:
Shouldn't today's ...
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"A lengthy accounting of what took place" vs. "a lengthy account of what took place"
I proof read a letter for a friend today. The body of the letter explained various situations over a 2 day period that made her uneasy. In her closing she wrote "I know this has been a very lengthy ...
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How to use the UK verb "reading" to mean studying/majoring in some university subject in the present tense?
I’m not a native speaker. I was told that if I’m currently studying something at university I should say:
I’m majoring in [subject].
But how can I say this in the present tense but using the ...
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Disagreement between “He's making…” and “He makes…” [closed]
The sentence is:
He {the verb to make} rude comments about my clothes every time I see him!
I filled in:
He makes rude comments about my clothes every time I see him!
My teacher said it was ...
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"I'm always going by bike" vs. "I always go by bike"
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I hate translation work. On the other hand, proofreading somebody's English written work is fine as long as I can speak to that person face-to-face. Nuances, ambiguities, false friends etc. ...
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"I hope you'll do X" vs. "I hope you do X"
Both "I hope you'll read lots of good books this year" and "I hope you read lots of good books this year" are correct, right?
Is one of them more common than the other? Is there any difference ...
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Present Simple or Past Simple with "today"?
Which of the following is correct?
She doesn't go to school today because she is ill.
She didn't go to school today because she is ill.
These are the only choices given.
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"By clicking submit you agree..." or "By clicking submit you are agreeing..." [closed]
By clicking submit you agree to the Terms and Conditions.
By clicking submit you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions.
Which is correct? Why?
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"He was the first person" vs. "he is the first person"
What is the correct tense to be used when talking about firsts?
He was the first person to reach the South Pole.
He is the first person to reach the South Pole.
The first one seems right, but then ...
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"I am going to bed" vs. "I will be going to bed" [duplicate]
What is the difference between saying the following?
I am going to bed in a few minutes.
I will be going to bed in a few minutes.
Or
I will be getting off here. Or, I guess, I will be getting off ...
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Past simple with today
For example, I want to say that I found a ball today. But "today" means action in present, am I right?
I've already searched the Internet and it seems the right way is this:
I found a ball today
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"Is someone covering/going to cover this event?"
Which one of the following is better or more correct?
Is someone covering this event?
Is someone going to cover this event?
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"They develop skills at this age" vs. "they are developing skills at this age"
Which one is correct? If both are correct, are there any differences in meaning?
For children, the age of 3 is very
critical time, because they develop
their language skills rapidly at this
age.
For ...
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Which is more correct here: "find" vs. "have found"?
I recently came across this sentence from an e-mail I received and have pondering thoughts about it:
I have completed an evaluation of your application file and find that the items listed below ...
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Present or Past tense to describe a past condition which is still present?
Scenario: My friend John has a personality disorder, intensely paranoid for example.
Can I say:
There were three events last year that told me John had a problem.
or can I say:
There were ...
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