http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WentOrGone/ghbqc/post.htm#536080Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:27:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:536080Philip0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WentOrGone/ghbqc/post.htm#536080http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-536080.xml<BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Doll</strong></div><div> <p>Considering &quot;last night&quot;, I wouldn&#39;t use the present perfect tense and replace it with the past tense.</p> <div></div></div></BLOCKQUOTE>That&#39;s absolutely correct; we aren&#39;t specific as to when an action occured&nbsp;with the pres. perf.&nbsp; &nbsp; In this case, I think the implication is that I <strong>have been</strong> good for some time now, and last night, I even went to bed early.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WentOrGone/ghbkw/post.htm#535984Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:11:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535984Doll1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WentOrGone/ghbkw/post.htm#535984http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535984.xml<p>Considering &quot;last night&quot;, I wouldn&#39;t use the present perfect tense and replace it with the past tense.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WentOrGone/ghbkh/post.htm#535983Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:11:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535983Philip2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WentOrGone/ghbkh/post.htm#535983http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535983.xmlYou have assumed that &#39;I&#39; is understood as the action of the second verb.&nbsp; This is fine in spoken English, but I wouldn&#39;t use it in writing, especailly formal writing.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WentOrGone/ghbkv/post.htmWed, 02 Jul 2008 19:07:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:535980Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/WentOrGone/ghbkv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-535980.xmlHey!<br /><br />Am I right in using &quot;went&quot; instead of &quot;gone&quot;?<br /><br />&quot;I&#39;ve been very good and even went to bed early last night.&quot;<br /><br />Thanks!&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>