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Here is my, a non-native speaker's, understanding of the problem. «Correspondents say that Mr Sharma made the comments in response to opposition criticism that India had not protested against the "grossly unwarranted" statement from Rome. Is it necessary to say India had not...

Hi, What is the difference among them? Which one(s) would you use? A. BEFORE 1- I brushed my teeth before I had gone to bed. No reason to use PP. Just use simple past 2- I brushed my teeth before I went to bed. Yes 3- I had brushed my teeth before I went to bed. No reason to use PP, because...

Diamondrg wrote:Which one is correct?When I ---- astronomy at the University of Yale, quasars ---- yet ---- discovered.B) was studying / had not / been discoveredE) studied / had not / been discovered In this context, there are two logically and grammatically acceptable answers. The reason...

Hi Stevenukd. When we choose words for a given context, the words must work with that particular context. For ques. # 1, if you must use “two hour drive”, then the sentence must be structured in a different context. Ex: To my parent’s house it’s a “two-hour drive”. Or, It’s a “two hour-drive to...

Hi, 1)He had studied (study) at university for three year.Now, he is working in a big company. In the sentence above, why the answer is "had studied" but noy "studied" ? Say 'studied'. Simply put, the Past Perfect is used for one event before another in the past. Here, there is only one...

Hello my dear teachers.I have some questions for you. "In many cities nowadays, food shopping takes very little time. In the past, people used to go (1) to a different shop for each item. For example, you bought (2) meat at a butcher´s shop and fish at a fish market. A fruit market used to sell...

Going back to your original sentences, Anon, and without specific reference to the fine explanations before mine-- the past perfect is not required in either: I have just recently graduated from the RMIT University’s Masters of Professional Accounting degree, where I focused my studies on...

Hello. I was reading jack112 threads because he had many questions on conditionals. I wanted to know more about mixed conditionals in particular, so I did a search on google. I came across a couple of sites, and I was wondering if you could verify the authenticity of their contents....

Hello ha-nocri, Do I understand that you only want comment on articles and definite articles, and that you are generally happy with the English in your letter? If that is the case, I have removed them in the quotes below. If you really want a critique: Among the broad range of interests that...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...