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Temporal "just" is normally used with a perfect tense. The software has just been released. The software had just been released. Americans do substitute the past for the present perfect at times to give: "The software was just released", but this is not the more standard...

Both are correct. Either "is" or "was" establishes an equality between the two sides of your "equation". The equality is "outside of time", so to speak, so the choice between "is" and "was" is entirely stylistic, not grammatical. My preference is to match the tense of the equality with the...

You've got so many 'tomorrow's that I cannot help but prefer #2, Jack. (But note spelling of tomorrow). Still, #1 is also right: If he knew that it would rain tomorrow If he knew that it was going to rain tomorrow If he knew that I was here now These are all past tense used as...

As long as we're tutoring others in the language, let's make sure to be extra careful about spelling as well. Pealed refers to the sound a bell made (past tense). To peal is to ring -- as in "It is pleasant to hear the bells peal in the afternoon." The proper spelling for the word describing the...

Hi, Here are some comments. I was happy to get your questions, please write again if I can help you in any way, OK? I would like to know if people in Canada use the present perfect tense and the present perfect progressive tense differently than the Americans. Are Canadians following the...

Hello everybody, I would like to know if people in Canada use the present perfect tense and the present perfect progressive tense differently than the Americans. Are Canadians following the British style instead of following the American style? From Raymond Murphy’s "Grammar in...

1-- right idea, but a couple of grammar errors 2-- wrong verb tense 3-- you didn't use 'they' in the revision 4-- check your spelling 5-- 'my' is already in the first sentence. I don't think you typed carefully. 6-- suggested to him 7-- delete 'stop' 8-- check spelling It is important that you...

Hi again Guset. I'm so sorry that no native speaker answered to your help call. I'm not a native, so don't consider my suggestions seriously, jut think about them, hope that it helps. In the beginning William Turner had studied the great artists of the 16th and 17th century, primarily Rembrandt,...

Hi Xcats, This is related to the spelling of the past tense forms of regular verbs; it also applies to the "ing" form. spelling of regular affirmative past tense forms Most regular verbs: add -ed work —worked help —helped start — started rain —rained stay —stayed show — showed wonder...

Hi again Praveen, First of all, I have to apologize for misspelling your name in last 2 posts. You know, Parveen could be another written form for Parvin, an Iranian name, so it's very natural to read words in the way you are familiar with! And to your question, if you know the meaning of the...