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I guess this discussion invites lot of questions Mister Micawber wrote I don t quite know what you are up to Hanuman but A makes sense while B does not Some other options When they had given their books to the teacher they were allowed to play outside They were allowed to play outside when they...

Hi Thousands of protesters demanding that Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resign took their message to shoppers in the heart of the capital yesterday forcing at least one luxury mall to close its doors temporarily It seems to me that took changes to taking is more matching other senctences...

Hi Are the following sentences correct I was taking a bath when the earthquake happened OK I took a bath while the earthquake was happening Sounds odd It s because an eathquake usually doesn t last long so I wouldn t use the continuous tense I cut my face while I was shaving OK I was shaving when...

Dear teachers Please adivise me on the use of when and while Thanks Are the following sentences correct I was taking a bath when the earthquake happened I took a bath while the earthquake was happening I cut my face while I was shaving I was shaving when I cut my face Furthermore when do we only...

Clive You and I have different editions of Swan s book The page 467 is different from yours I would agree with you to say that those subtle differences are not that easy to discuss on cyberspace The following is from my copy of the Swan s book page 421 The past perfect is common after past verbs...

Hi Glad you asked this question How English speaking people use English does not represent the correctness of their English That said I would say what you hear depends a lot on the class of people you converse with and this has nothing to do with economics By that I mean rich people don t...

Hi Hunamun here is how I d say write it 1 We would not be able to reach X on time if we walked slowly You could say that sentence to somebody who is complaining about the speed you are walking toward a destination which you want to reach on time I am not sure about the comma there 2 What would...

If clause Result clause present present future command If you re hungry you usually eat you will eat eat past conditional If you ate you wouldn t be hungry were to eat may be used instead of the simple past past perfect conditional perfect If you had eaten you wouldn t have been hungry Some say...

Maserati wrote After she knew her subordinate affiliated with IBM Company she made many eulogies and promised to back away from IC field Once she knew her subordinate had affiliated with the IBM Company she was very complimentary and promised to move away from the IC field 1 Once is the correct...

Hi What is the reason for accepting were It is the past tense so doesn t refer to an ongoing activity It doesn t necessarily have to refer to an ongoing activity who were hired to fix them can just be taken as a clause describing people It s just remarking that they were hired in the past Best...