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My grammar book says "present perfect continous is usual in negative sentences with all verbs" This seems a little peculiar as a general principle stated 'out of the blue'. Were the authors trying to draw a contrast with the use of the present perfect in affirmative sentences with only...

Hello Kris I'll paste what I wrote in the post 121674. 1. 'Much' as a verb modifier. 'Very much' and 'much' can modify adjectival prepositional phrases. I am very much at home in this area. We were much in need of new ideas. =We were very needful of new ideas. =New ideas are much...

Paco2004 wrote: Hello Tim I too am a mere English learner, but if you don't mind, let me try to answer. We use <as (so) long as> in two ways. When they are used in the c omparison of physical lengths, use <as long as> for affirmative sentences and <so long...

Hello Tim I too am a mere English learner, but if you don't mind, let me try to answer. We use <as (so) long as> in two ways. When they are used in the c omparison of physical lengths, use only <as long as> for affirmative sentences and <so long as> or <as long...

Hello Jaimec Frankly speaking, I can't get what your example sentences mean. So I can't answer about which sentence is right. I'm so sorry for it. But I can give you a general rule about "any". "Any" is used two ways: 1) "some" (=an unspecific amount of): used in interrogative and...

Usages of adverbial 'Much' 1. 'Much' as a verb modifier. 'Very much' and 'much' can modify adjectival prepositional phrases I am very much at home in this area. We were much in need of new ideas. =We were very needful of new ideas. =New ideas are much...

I'm just a learner, but I think I can help you out. Yes is normally used in questions ( Has he come yet? ) and in negative sentences (like yours). In such cases, yet is always at the end of the sentence. However, yet is occasionally used in affirmative sentences in a formal style: We have...

HEllo Teachers! I want to know How to use an adverb in a negative sentence i.e 1.He has also brought a book. (This is a affirmative sentence "also" an adverb). Now I have to convert it in negative 2.He has also not brought a book. 3.He has not also brought a book. Which one(2...

I remember I've been told that "any" could be only used in the Negative Sentences, but how come it works in this affirmative sentence below, 'Fuel is any substance or material that reacts chemically with another substance or material to produce heat.' ?

Dear users of EnglishForums, I believe I’ve finally understood the English uses of the modal verb “used to”. Would you be so kind to read this summary and comment it? I’ve included my Spanish translation of the English sentences in order to help Spanish students (I wish!) and also to receive your...