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Jackson6612 wrote:Question 1:Yankee said: 1: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time? Did I use to play ...? As far as I know, 'did (not) ... use to' is still considered to be the correct form in negative and interrogative sentences. However, I'm also aware that some people disagree...

First Error: Norman Borlaug believe that it is a moral obligation to stop world hunger through the means of genetically engineered foods in which he stated: So, should I had use "believes" instead of believe? If Norman is still alive and hasn't changed his opinion, yes you will need the...

:"God forbid" is an idiomatic saying. It's almost always followed by a clause with a present tense verb, sometimes preceeded by "that", and often (but not always!) in a sarcastic manner.God forbid (that) he dies such a fearful death.God forbid (that) he gets lost in the woods at night.God forbid...

The present perfect tense is formed with the present tense of have + the past participle: worked, done, seen etc.Examples:Affirmative: I have workedNegative: I haven't/have not workedInterrogative: Have I worked?/ has he not worked?Unfortuantely, I don't have the time to explain why and when we...

Kili, Yes, indeed. It's nearly exactly the same question, and Clive's answer there is a good one. (That means I agree with it. ) I do think that a non-sequitur is involved, and I do see the "but" as anomalous. Part of the discomfort with the "could" version (as opposed to the...

Welcome to English Forums! What a long post! You might consider breaking it up into smaller posts so as not to scare off the reponders! In general, native speakers don't focus much, if at all, on the question of real or unreal conditions, pasts, futures, and the like. More simply, each...

The 'have' and 'have got' constructions mean exactly the same in the meaning of possession (e.g as in I have (got) a book). They can also be used for obligations (I have (got) to wash the dishes) and there they have a slightly negative connotation. The 'got' in these constructions is part of the...

{## ..... ## marks off new responses} JTT: It's not at all unnatural or unreasonable to expect that historical past tense forms should fill this semantic role to describe a general condition in the past. MrP: If it looks like a past tense, acts like a past tense, and has the 'semantic role'...

Hi Mr. P. Many thanks for your suggestions, which are really useful. Shoot! It seems that I’ll never stop having doubts with the bloody article. Here I have some new doubts: 1) “Throughout Sextus’ other writings one finds the Skeptic’s distinctively agnostic attitude coexisting with negative...

Thanks for your answer. Finally, I can send the paper till Monday-Tuesday (end of the month). I have some more doubts. Here they are: 1) “We say that the causal principle of the Skeptical is the hope of becoming unperturbed. For men of talent, perturbed by the anomaly in things and being in...