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Simply untrue Huang Unless you mean the single implied time reference before NOW A Is your papa coming to your wedding B No he died C Is your father still in the hospital D No he died A and C may well follow up with an inquiry as to when the event happened but again they are more likely to just...

quote user Mister Micawber Simple past requires no time reference huangpengcheng Papa died quote When I understand you don t have to give time reference in a sentence however the time reference is in the context or it would make no sense to use simple past and you may as well use present...

quote user Anonymous Today I have attended a meeting quote The grammar is okay It sounds like the meeting is over and you ve gone on to other things present perfect tense Is that your intention Today I attended a meeting would have the same meaning simple past Otherwise you could say Today I am...

Hi 1 When can you put the words like our and when not I hope to see at our next month s meeting I hope to see you at next month s meeting 2 What tenses are possible after the phrase I wish Does it always have to be in past tense I wish I had a book to read

My try Having sung an hymn they went out The sentence is from After they had sung a hymn they went out The event in the clause with the past perfect tense happens earlier than that with the past tense Having sung a hymn they went out Having play an important role in suggesting the temporal order...

Hi Having sung an hymn they went out Could someone please tell me about this participial phrase How do you describe the tense implications of having It has the feeling of past perfect tense but it s obviously notIt s a Perfect Participle As with the Perfect tenses it conveys the idea that an...

Having sung an hymn they went out Could someone please tell me about this participial phrase How do you describe the tense implications of having It has the feeling of past perfect tense but it s obviously not Thank you kindly

Simple past I stuck Sticked might be a sports term I m not sure like to hit the ball with a stick Hmm Lacross has quick sticked the ball and reverse sticked the ball

Thank you Like you have said I think the good bet is to stick with past tenses until I feel adventurous I think what I have done is I have made it into reported speech somewhat accidently Your correction and went onto She went on to say that if they are a couple is are in maritable marital...

quote user Anonymous I heard Jane Doe speaking about a suject subject that was dear to me finding solutions to martial marital problems She spoke clearly and made some excellent points that rang true to me and made me think more deeply about the subject at hand She said it would be hard for any...