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According to The Oxford Companion to the English Language, "were" is usually used in "if I were you." But in other cases it has been replaced by "was", bringing it in line with other verbs, where the simple past tense is used for expressing hypotheses about the past and future, eg "if I only...

Because you specified when you sent it (last week) you should use the simple past - that I sent last week . Generally, use the "have sent" construction when you do NOT say when it happened.

The blast occurred as locals were on their way to market near Vadamunai, a village about 70km (45 miles) north-west of the town of Batticaloa. The rebels have blamed the military for the explosion. A military spokesman denied the allegation. The deaths come a day before...

I'm not Clive, obviously, but I think when you have a construction like the following, you need past perfect: By the time I . ==> By the time I arrived, he had left. Clive, is that right?

Hi, 1. Is “ it ” necessary after “ watching ” ? No, Either is OK 2. It would be wrong to say “ learn enjoying ”, wouldn’t it ? Yes 3. Do we need a comma before “ who ” here or should the relative clause be restrictive ? Put a comma, unless you had two mothers ( a stepmother?). ha-ha 4. Is...

Diamondrg wrote: Which do you think is correct? At the time Auguste Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty,__ . a- he took advice on the construction of the metal from Gustave Eiffel - YES b- a ferry from Battery Park takes people there every thirty minutes - The tense is wrong....

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...

1. Jenny talks as if she knows everything = Jenny talks like a person who knows everything ( but you aren't saying whether Jenny really knows everything or not) I agree. 2. Jenny talks as if she knew everything = Jenny talks like a person who knows everything, but she doesn't really know...

There are many mistakes here, mostly of usage. I will address the major problems here. First sentence: a teen have benn victim of a short missed ,then he tried to kill his agressor,he had a feud with the two boys. Let's correct the spelling first: A teen have been victim of a shot...