An English question

Hi,how are you guys

Today when i was watching a TV show

1:a woman is calling her lover,saying"i just wanted you to know how much i love you"

2:a man says"i hear you are going for full custody"

3:i sent her 100 emails,but she writes back twice.

So my question is why she uses past tense "wanted"and why he uses simple present "hear"

and "writes"

some problems with a teacher

I booked a package with an American teacher half a month ago, and I just started taking her class recently.

I just finished two sessions, I find it that she conducts sessions very perfunctorily. It seems she never really listens to me, every time I have to prompt some questions, what she always does is just nod.

If I don't talk, she will not talk either, which always creates many awkward pauses, for the record, it is really very awkward.

I really find it very tiring for me, you know, I have to think of all kinds of questions for us to discuss(seems like I am the teacher responsible for whooping it up), She really does not care what I say,you know,like talking with a robot that just responds to you automatically,and keeps smiling.

Her rating is 4.8 and every review is positive.

So far I also rated her 5 stars every time but never left any feedback.

I really think the rating and feedback system is flawed, which really doesn't help you when you are searching for a teacher.

And the cancellation system is also very bad, you have to write a message, ask the teacher to reply and file the message to Italki. Why can't Italki just set a button to let us cancel if the teacher really sucks, and I think some money deduction for the cancellation is also necessary.

To sum it up, don't book a package for the sake of lower prices, book a class first to see if the teacher suits you, or you package money goes down the drain.

God,italki

some questions

Hi, guys I really think I have some trouble with simple present tense and simple past tense.

the plot is a man's mistress is dead and found out by the police. (even in this sentence I don't know if I should put was before "found out" or just stick with "is", I know in reality I should use "was" before "found out" but I am describing the plot, should I just use simple present?)

and the man's friend is gossiping about this incident, she says"this man's wife turns up dead"

So my question is why she uses "turns" instead of "turned", because to my understanding, the man's mistress died already and was dug out by the police so she should use "turned"

thank you very much

some questions about English TV shows

Hi, I am watching Gossip Girls recently to improve English, but I find it very difficult to follow because those actors or actresses just speak too fast. anyone has the same experience as me?. sometimes I even play a sentence many times, I still could not hear certain words.

But when I watch Vampire diaries or Desperate Housewives, if I just pause where I could not hear and play it several times without looking at the subtitles I can finally make the sounds out, but this does not apply to Gossip Girls.

Anyone knows how should I tackle this problem? or have the same experiences you would like to share with me?

thank you 

looking for English partners

hi, I am an advanced English learner, I hope I can find serious people to practice spoken-English with me on a daily basis.

only serious

looking for speaking partners or exchange languages with English native speakers hi, looking for advanced English learners or native speakers(if they want to learn Mandarine) to practice spoken-English with me, if interested, contact me.i am an advanced English learner majoring in English literature right now.