User_gary  +  346119 Sun, 01 Apr 07 06:53 PM This sentence is an simple past and not an simple present. Is this sentence right? If wrong, please correct it. User_gary Joined on Fri, Jan 5 2007 Senior Member 2,562 Honesty is the best policy Simple Past, Simple Present

	nona the brit  +  346128 Sun, 01 Apr 07 08:13 PM This sentence is an simple past and not an simple present. No articles. (but if you had needed an article it would have been 'a' not 'an', as simple begins with 's'). nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Articles, Simple Past, Simple Present

	User_gary  +  346647 Tue, 03 Apr 07 06:34 AM  Nona The Brit wrote: This sentence is an simple past and not an simple present. No articles. (but if you had needed an article it would have been 'a' not 'an', as simple begins with 's'). Thank you.  [I have already learnt articles from many source but still I am confusing with the use of articles] Could you tell me why here articles are not used? [I might get some idea about use of articles by your replies] User_gary Articles, Simple Past, Simple Present