Anonymous  +  607213 Sun, 07 Dec 08 10:10 AM Hi, 1. Should this be "the regular and irregular past tense" or "regular and irregular past tenses"? They will learn to talk about activities using the regular and irregular past tense of "to be". 2. What grammatical function does the word "opened" have? Could it be an adjective (with a present perfect tense)? He acts as if he is a blind person who has just had his eyes opened. Sorry but could we place an adverb like "just" ( I think it is an adverb") before the verb? He acts as if he is a blind person who just has had his eyes opened.  Anonymous Tenses, Adverbs, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Adjectives, Activities

	Mister Micawber  +  607218 Sun, 07 Dec 08 10:22 AM . 1. Should this be "the regular and irregular past tense" or "regular and irregular past tenses"?  They will learn to talk about activities using the regular and irregular past tense of "to be".-- There is no regular past tense of 'to be'.  The correct sentence is 'They will learn to talk about activities using the past tense of "to be" '. 2. What grammatical function does the word "opened" have? Could it be an adjective (with a present perfect tense)?  He acts as if he is a blind person who has just had his eyes opened.-- 'Opened' is the past participle for the present perfect coercive verb 'to have (something) opened (by someone)'. Sorry but could we place an adverb like "just" ( I think it is an adverb") before the verb?-- Adverbs are generally placed before a simple verb or after the first unit of a verb phrase: He often acts as if he is a blind person who has just had his eyes opened. . Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,803 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Tenses, Adverbs, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Adjectives, Sentences, Activities