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Vincent Teo wrote Can I say a The radio was broken yesterday last week Yes and I d say the word broken is used as an adjective b The radio is broken just now now Now is OK but just now would only work if it is used to mean at this particular moment rather than just a moment ago However this...

You seem to have left something out GG They have opened present perfect They had opened past perfect this refers only to the past I suppose Anon was trying to say that the present perfect is a sort of mix of past and present time The present perfect usually refers to past time with some kind of...

Both verb forms are correct I like has been organized because it implies the deal is still on Was organized implies something may have gone wrong or at least it allows that possibility Organized sounds a little complicated Perhaps planned or set up or has been scheduled to begin next month might...

WesternAmerican wrote Thank you very much Thai That was my friend asking those questions on my behalf In regard to your I am full I have been eating 2 bowls of rice You used the Present Perfect Progressive for that clause claiming that the act of eating has stopped but I could just as easily...

Cool Breeze wrote Heidita wrote Why only motion I m eating with my father tomorrow I m having dinner with Mary next week Who has said only motion CB So do I The continuous present tense is usually used to indicate future action in connection with verbs that involve motion You didn t say only but...

I would like to share my 2 cent worth with you all There are two parts to the question a the usage of the present progressive tense and b the usage of the present perfect vs that of the present perfect progressive In general the progressive form i e ing form of the base verb is used to say in...

Marius Hancu wrote I m studying at the faculty of medicine next year I consider this one wrong Hi MariusSo do I The continuous present tense is usually used to indicate future action in connection with verbs that involve motion He is coming next week I m flying to New York tomorrow But not I am...

Hi Sorry I ve got one of those horrible grammar terminology questions to ask you In the following sentence I m supposed to decide whether the underlined part is a noun phrase or a clause With two white grandfathers and having been brought up as a Methodist in a Roman Catholic community Walcott is...

Hello Sorry I ve got one of those horrible grammar terminology questions to ask you In the following sentence I m supposed to decide whether the underlined part is a noun phrase or a clause With two white grandfathers and having been brought up as a Methodist in a Roman Catholic community Walcott...

Hi Either bad or badly is okay because bad is also an adverb albeit informal I need that money bad is an example found in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English however the dictionary also quickly notes a word used to mean badly which many people think is incorrect For an informally...