Anonymous  +  567403 Thu, 18 Sep 08 02:30 AM Hi, Please correct the tenses. I think the usual approach is to use present tenses for situations like this: Joe goes (not, 'went')  in to buy an ice cream and buys (not, 'bought') one that costs  one dollar and fifty cents. He pays (not, 'paid') two dollars. How much is his change?  But setting aside that issue, would you say these are correct? 1. Jenny had six apples. She was hungry and eats (has to be 'ate'?) two. How many are left? 2. Joe went into a store and bought a candy that costs one dollar and a chocolate bar that costs one dollar and ten cents. How much does (did??) he have to pay to the cashier? 3. Joe went into a store and bought a candy that costs one dollar and a chocolate bar that costs one dollar and ten cents. He handed a five-dollar bill. How much does (did??) he have to get back in change? 4. Joe had two candies. Since it is/was? a holiday, he eats/ate all of them. How many does/did? he have (now)? Anonymous Tenses, Present Tenses

	Clive  +  567415 Thu, 18 Sep 08 03:52 AM Hi,  Please correct the tenses. I think the usual approach is to use present tenses for situations like this: Yes, it often is. Joe goes (not, 'went')  in to buy an ice cream and buys (not, 'bought') one that costs  one dollar and fifty cents. He pays (not, 'paid') two dollars. How much is his change?  But setting aside that issue, would you say these are correct? 1. Jenny had six apples. She was hungry and ate two. How many were left? 2. Joe went into a store and bought a candy that cost one dollar and a chocolate bar that cost one dollar and ten cents. How much did he have to pay to the cashier? 3. Joe went into a store and bought a candy that cost one dollar and a chocolate bar that cost one dollar and ten cents. He handed a five-dollar bill to the cashier. How much did he have to get back in change? 4. Joe had two candies. Since it was a holiday, he ate both of them. Not much of a celebration.  How many did he have then? Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,626 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Tenses, Present Tenses

	Clive  +  567440 Thu, 18 Sep 08 05:42 AM Hi, It's better if you write a few complete sentences in which you try to use these phrases. Thank you, Clive Clive Tenses

	Grammar Geek  +  567551 Thu, 18 Sep 08 01:51 PM 1. The shirt, which costs five dollars, is up for grabs. Do you know what "up for grabs" means? 2. I like the shirt you are wearing that you said costed five dollars. 3. Did you say your shirt costed five dollars? 4. How much does this shirt cost? You need the "does" - once you have "does" the main verb goes to its base form.     It costs five dollars. Yes 5. This shirt costing five dollars suits me fine. Probably grammatically okay, but not natural. This shirt, which will cost $5, suits me fine. Also, These two shirts, which cost $5 each... - two shirts cost, one shirt costs.     Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,667 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Verbs, Tenses

	Clive  +  567768 Fri, 19 Sep 08 05:19 AM Hi, 1. The shirt which cost (not 'costs'?) five dollars is up for grabs. Why did Clive use 'cost' rather than 'costs' here? It just depends on what you mean to say. If you are looking at the shirt in the store right now, say the present tense 'costs'. 'Up for grabs' is an odd way of saying that something is on sale in a store. If you bought the shirt 10 years ago and are offering it to your friend to wear (ie it's up for grabs), then say the past tense 'cost'. Best wishes, Clive Clive Tenses, Present Tenses, Past Tenses