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'who is speaking at this moment' vs 'who speaks at this moment'



 
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'who is speaking at this moment' vs 'who speaks at this moment' #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 20:35 pm   'who is speaking at this moment' vs 'who speaks at this moment'
 

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #8 "Tenses", question 8

Do you know the name of the person who speaks at this moment because I don't remember his name.

(a) Do
(b) speaks
(c) because
(d) remember

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #8 "Tenses", answer 8

Do you know the name of the person who is speaking at this moment because I don't remember his name.

Correct entry: is speaking
The error was: (b) speaks
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Why not "speaks"?

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'who is speaking at this moment' vs 'who speaks at this moment' #2 (permalink) Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:05 am   'who is speaking at this moment' vs 'who speaks at this moment'
 

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No, 'is speaking' at the moment.
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hello #3 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 14:16 pm   hello
 

how about 'the person who have spoken'?
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'who is speaking at this moment' vs 'who speaks at this moment' #4 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 14:18 pm   'who is speaking at this moment' vs 'who speaks at this moment'
 

No. 'person who has'.
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