By Simple past, Pronouns

I verified the Google results on I wish I had have and I wish I have had, and I must say that I was astonished. In standard English the only possibilities after I wish (that) (with subject pronoun or noun) are would (with the bare infinitive), could (with the bare infinitive), had (with the...

Hello, Janissary, 1. If a clause begins with a negative adverb, inverted word order must usually be used, with the subject following the Simple Present or Simple Past of the verb to be, or the first auxiliary. In the case of the Simple Present or Simple Past of any verb other than the verb to...

Greetings. Your example sentence is fine. Please note, though, that, "last week" is compatible with simple past verbs, but it's not compatible with present perfect verbs. EX: *I have seen him last week. You've made an excellent point regarding the verb "seem". I believe "seem" requires a...

Hello Guest 1. Parallelism = the use of parallel constructions, e.g. 'I came, I saw, I conquered.' Here the construction is repeated 3 times, but the meaning is different each time. 2. Restatement = saying the same thing again or in a new way, e.g. 'I thought about the Virginia Convention....

Hello, Jack and Johnno "I have never seen him drive the car before." Johnoo said the tense used in this sentence is the present perfect of "see" (have seen), which is true. That is the main verb of the sentence. Now, "drive" has a different subject (him); as Johnno said, it is an infinitive...