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Angliholic wrote: I regret saying that I hate you. I regret saying that I hated you. I regret to say that I hate you. I regret to say that I hated you. Which of the above four versions sound right to you? Which ones are identical in meaning? Thanks. Hi Angliholic, I regret to say...

MarvinTheMartian wrote: For instance, in the following dialogue, would you say "I took" or "I've taken": A: Where's my favorite coffee mug? I can't find it. It's not in the cupboard. B: I took it out / I've taken it out. It's on the table. I'm quite sure I'd usually say "I took it out". ...

Thank you, Mister Micawber! I thought as much. Indeed, it does sound more natural to use the present progressive in these sentences. However, from a logical standpoint, I still don’t understand why it would be improper to use the simple present tense. After all, in both cases, “to play” and “to...

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...

Kooyeen wrote: Hi, can somebody comment on these, and tell me what you think in terms of meaning, how common they are, etc.? Do it the way I told you. Do it how I told you. Do it like I told you. Do it as I told you. To me, these all mean the same thing; the last one would be the least common,...

Any good grammar book will tell you that the simple present tense is frequently used and also perfectly acceptable in reported speech when you are reporting a general truth or a still current (still currently factual) situation. In such cases, you can use either the simple past OR the simple...

Hi, There is one thing that I'm having a hard time on; verb tense. Is it okay if I make a list of tasks that way : If you are describing your current job, use simple present to describe your 'tasks', eg write reports . If it's your previois job, use simple past, eg wrote reports. ...

Thanks, There is one thing that I'm having a hard time on; verb tense. Is it okay if I make a list of tasks that way : 1-Programming applications ... 2-Writing reports ... 3-Attending to meetings... instead of using the simple past ? In addition, before listing the tasks I...

Hello ppl, I am learning basic English grammar these days. I have finished up doing tenses thoroughly but confused at some places regarding usage of has/have with different forms of "be" . Usage of forms of 'be': I am bit confused with the usage of Past Participle form of be i.e. been...

Hi Mkyol I'd like to point out a few things: - The word 'since' does not work in your sentence as it is written. It seems that you want to use the word 'since' to talk about 'from a point in the past up to now', but that doesn't work well with the verb 'started'. The start of something is usually...