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The word "tense" comes from Latin tempus, meaning time. In grammar, "tense" refers to the form of the verb itself: Verb: to go present tense: go, goes past tense: went continuous tense: going Tense indicates completeness or continuance. If the event is complete, it's past; if the event isn't...

I wonder if we can use " no sooner ...than " with other tenses apart from past perfect and simple past for example " no sooner do I come home than I have a shower " is it possible with present tense

I learned it the same way, pieanne did - and all my grammar books also say that "just" is a signal word for perfect tenses ---> at least in British English. Americn English tends to use "just" with the Simple Past. "Preterite" btw is applicable to English as well as for every Germanic language...

In my version of your scene, the female in question responds extremely badly to your speaker's adventurous 'has'. All the way home, she thinks, "'has'? 'has'? I don't know...Maybe I prefer Tarquin after all...At least he understands the proper use of the present perfect..." Good to hear from...

Thank you very much Sir. So your choice was “While I was walking up the mountain, I got tired. But I didn't stop until I reached the top.” Are there any other possibilities? I know that you Americans tend to avoid the Perfect Tense in some sentences where the British might quite well use it....

And a good day to you, Mr P. I see your point. But they are different situations. It's not logical to suggest that one grammar pattern can extend to all situations; there are obvious semantic considerations. Allow me to explain and then please point out where you feel I’ve erred. As I’ve often...

Why can "happened" be used? Didn't it happen before "remember"? According to the rules, we should use "had happened". But "happened" does exist. Can you explain it more clearly, Mr Just the Truth? JT: Sorry for the delay, Qingqing. {how do you say your name? I know a little Chinese girl named...

As they're all grammatical, all perfectly natural, all highly evident in everday language, I'd say that they illustrate that "concord of tenses" is simply nonsense. Lest there be any doubt. CGEL: Converting into indirect reported speech however, is not a matter of applying rules of grammar that...

Sorry, Jack, I made it too confusing. 1. 'I have got' is a special verb: it's a present perfect form with a present meaning. So for the equivalent of the simple past for 'they have got', you have to say 'they had got'. But that leaves no form for the equivalent of the past perfect. Think of it...

Hello Guest Since this is for an exam, I don't feel I should give detailed replies. But you may wish to consider: 1. Why the following sentences are ungrammatical: a) Never watch I television. b) Which programmes watched you? Look up Inversion in your grammar book. a) Would you like an...