AnkleBoots
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"A good service operates on all lines" is often heard on the London Underground.
For me this seems to be an incorrect use of the "present simple" tense, which is concerning when so many learners of English are in London.
Agree?!
For me this seems to be an incorrect use of the "present simple" tense, which is concerning when so many learners of English are in London.
Agree?!
www.ef.co.uk/english-resources/english-grammar/simple-present-tense said:The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English. It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
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Be careful! The simple present is not used to express actions happening now.