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(teach) Differences Between American and British Grammar
Hi all,
Am wondering if any of you know of any websites that clearly spell out the differences between the above, in particular, the Grammar Term. For example:
In American English they say the 'Present progressive Tense' but in the UK, they say the 'Present Continuous Tense'. Am here for 5 years in China now and only just began to notice this during the course of my lesson planning browsing through books. Upon closer examination, I figured that the grammar was the same but merely the Grammar Terminology was different. Are there any such websites out there that you know of? Would be grateful for further wisdom from one of the 'old hats' in the ESL trade but who are every young at heart.
Kind regards,
Wayne Ras
(Senior ESL Teacher: Dalian)
"He who teaches others, teaches himself first".
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Re: (teach) Differences Between American and British Grammar
>'Present progressive Tense' but in the UK, they say the 'Present Continuous Tense'>
I've used both terms, and in the same lesson. I just stress that for that tense, the main verb is used in present participle (ending in -ing), and that an auxiliary verb for this tense, the verb 'to be', is used in the simple present tense. So, 'I am walking' is the present progressive or present continuous tense of 'walk'.
Nelson Bank
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(teach) Re: Differences Between American and British Grammar
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I'm British and I use progressive. I don't think it's a UK/US difference, I think progressive has come into use because it's a better descriptor.
Dick Tibbetts
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(teach) Re: Differences Between American and British Grammar
There are differences but I don't know of a good website and the differences are relatively minor. Another problem is that there are many US and UK grammars. It's not a case of looking at just two. I'd say that the most likely one for learners to come across concerns present perfect, a nightmare tense anyway. I don't think I'd like to make it any more complicated for learners. I teach UK usage and just say that many americans use present perfect less.
US tends to be "I did it already" while UK tends to say "I've done it already.
Dick Tibbetts
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