About time.

[Alan]

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Hi,

My next newsletter is I would say a bit of a mixed bag. It does contain chatty stuff but there is also quite a chunk of grammatical material. I am talking (present continuous) about some of the tenses in English. I hope you find it useful. I call (present simple) it, About time... because that's what it's about, if you follow.

http://www.english-test.net/newsletter/about-time-197.html

Alan
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[Borislav]

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Hi Alan !
In my opinion it's about time I became more responsible and stopped being lazy perhaps is suitable sentence helping the topic :D .
Anyway, it really contains a chunk of grammar, I followed it ;)

[Maliavkina]

Hello everybody,...Our dear teacher is under the influence of modern technology/using it as a vivid example while explaining grammar tenses/....Thanks a lot,Alan.Your newsletter is as always amazing and you are not behind the times.With best regards. Maliavkina

[Neelam2]

Hi Alan
It is wonderful newsletter full of tenses which is really helpful for making us competent to know good English.Sir Iwant myself fluent in speaking Please .....send me conversationalmatter I am looking forward to be good English speaker.
Thankyou

[Munir Pasha]

Hi Alan,
It is wonderful sentences.My problem is when i write to mail any one some spelling missing.I didn't understand,how to write mail.Can you help me alan.

Thanks & Regards
Munir Pasha

[Scottsdale]

Dear Alan, Thank you very much for your e-newsletters. They are very clear, easy to understand and ‘stick’ to my mind straight away. Greatly appreciate your help. Kind regards, Lan

[Maria Sarmento]

"Time's glory is to calm contending kings,
To unmask falsehood and bring truth to light".

This is indeed a very truthful and opportune saying... Unfortunately not one that our governements usually follow.

See you
Maria Sarmento

[Lyfen]

hi alan,

thank you for your newsletter " about time " so you mean in the narrative we can use the present simple even if it is in the future or in the past ?

[Sitoiniiso]

Am very grateful for your assistant and effort that you put towards my Education Background in English Language, atleast am more good now in English but i till have some little problem in some part. please if can you put me through Maths and Economics i will be very grateful too. Thanks you.

[Bhor]

Dear Alan,

I'm so greatful to you that your team sends me regaular mails.

I have one doubt in the mail.

Q: Is it necessary to have added simple past tense after using HIGH TIME. (It's high time that the government stopped increasing taxes.)

Expecting your rsoluion on the above question.

Thanking you,
Narendra.

[Ahmed1977]

Dear sir:
Thank you so much for your frequent help. I would be gratfeul if you could provide me with stories to teach grammar through or articles.

[Xach]

Dear Alan I'm so greatful to recieve interesting and very useful articles and messages from you. In fact I'm very busy and sometimes it's connection that I don't reply and analyse the articles you sent .Instead they are just in need in the classroom .You really did a graet job . Thank you for your help hoping that you'll continue doing it.
Would you please kindly talk about subjunctive mood when and how we use it?
My words of gratitude and appreciation to you and to your team.
Best regards Manya

[Marcelino]

Dear Alan
I'm so greatful to recieve interesting and very useful articles and messages from you. Sometimes I am very busy to read and reply your articles that you end to me. However i am happy and I hope that i will speak english very well as a Native speaker of English. My difficulty is because some words that really hard for me to understand

Actually I am faraway, far distance and My native langauage is not English, even not portuguese but Tetum, our national Language, that's why made me a litle difficulties in understanding of hard words. could you help me how do I became very good in English and could sent to my any certificate tor prove that i take English course online?
All the best,
Marcel.

[Annapurna]

Hi,
Yesterday I checked for voice mail and I did it. I became very happy to get it. Thanks . Today I am also going to do . Ok. I have a question kindly tell me that when I will finish my speaking and after listening what should I do .Whether deleteor not.Please let me know.
Thanks

[Annapurna]

Hello,
I am grateful to you to give this oppertunaty to improve myself in speaking . Thaks for this.Yesterday I had spoken here. Today I am going to speak . Only one thing please advice me after speaking it will be deleted?
Thanks
Sahai