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Hi, 1. What have you been doing since I left the room? a) would it be possible to use "did you do" <<< Yes, but it seems a bit awkward, because it suggests that what you did does not have present importance or "have you done" <<<< yes, definitely instead of "have you...

I have some nagging doubts about the usage of perfect tenses (especially in cotrast with simple past) Here we go then: 1. What have you been doing since I left the room? a) would it be possible to use "did you do" or "have you done" instead of "have you been doing" ? 2. Why on earth didn't you...

Thank you very much The best teacher I ever had was a friendly and middle aged woman What's the difference between that tense and the one I wrote? I guess is an american-british difference (Americans use past simple and British both of them). Blanca were back as she will be remembered by me, for...

Sabyakgp wrote: Mr. Patrick has also said that "Had to" and "Would have had to" sound roughly same, i think "had to" is past simple which could replaced with "Would have to", Can you plesae tell me the difference between "had to" , "Would have to" and "Would have had to" ? I apologize for...

Thanks a lot again for all your help. "Would" seems to be the most confusing modal verb in English grammer and trying hard to learn the correct usages of this mysterious word . As Nona said. they might have used "Would have had to" to express the uncertainty, in that case, Can we use "had had...

On Yahoo's it's a past simple question using ellipsis, which just means missing out unnecessary words. It's very common in informal speech. Yahoo's full question would be: (Did you) forget your password? Whereas Englishforum's is merely a past simple statement. Hence the difference...

Hi, I guess I might as well ask another question I have in this thread: It would make life simpler if you started another thread, I think. It makes the discussion easier to follow, and to respond to. OK? Eg) I had been eating when Bob arrived. I was eating when Bob arrived. The "was" and...

Oh wow, thanks everybody!! So it's called a bare infinitive, that's great, thanks!! I guess I might as well ask another question I have in this thread: Eg) I had been eating when Bob arrived. I was eating when Bob arrived. The "was" and "had been" are both past perfect, are they not? Because if...

What's the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple? X - the present moment - the moment of speaking <.......> Time period in which the action or situation occurs. Simple Past ...............<....>......................X..................... ...

Hello What's the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple? I need your help. Thanks