turns out I can't remember any of this stuff, I'm rather ashamed of myself :(
I can usually spot and correct bad English with ease, but don't seem to know the terminology any more, if indeed I ever did
( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Tue 9 Feb 2021, 13:58, archived)

that's because it's all changed
the past progressive used to be called the imperfect tense

'imperfect' is probably too un-PC now, or some such bollocks
( Turing's Artificial Hand Sig Sauer, Tue 9 Feb 2021, 14:00, archived)

that makes me feel a little better

( Queef Smegwin U r a 🔔🔚, Tue 9 Feb 2021, 14:54, archived)

or should that be fewer worse?

( garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Tue 9 Feb 2021, 15:11, archived)

quite a lot of it wasn't taught to the much older generation to which you belong
also ur wel fick lol
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 9 Feb 2021, 15:21, archived)

going to whack you over the head with my framed HSC now

( Turing's Artificial Hand Sig Sauer, Tue 9 Feb 2021, 15:28, archived)