have done something. had done somthing. If the above sentences were preceded by: could/ would/may..etc I'm afraid I have to tell you that had done following a defective auxiliary (can, could; will, would; may, might; shall, should; must;

I have heard that the infinitive can exist without the 'to.' Is this correct? As others have told you, it is correct. More examples and explanations: A 1. Can you speak English? Do you speak English? 2. How dare you say so? (Also:

Passive has nothing to do with it. The so-called adverbs of frequency are usually placed as follows: 1. Before the main verb if it is in the present or past tense: I almost hurt my leg. He seldom smiles. 2. After the present and past tense

Canakc "be" is an auxiliary verb used to make the progressive tenses.(be + present participle) I am sitting, I was sitting The simple modal is formed by the modal auxiliary + infinitive I might sit. I would sit. I must sit. The modal

Hi. I'm a Japanese university student, working on my graduation thesis. I'm studying locative inversion with modal auxiliary verb, such as (1-3). (locative inversion consists of <locative phrase＋verb＋subject>,and its derivative

<I'm not sure where you're coming from with "have to.">< ?? Have to" is a, relatively, ages-old semi-modal auxiliary. It's used by children and adults alike.

Could you please, check if the answers given for each sentence are correct? 1) I think he is Irish. * I am not sure . Here when I say “ I think he is Irish ”, it’s my deduction . So If I had to replace it by a modal auxiliary I

Hi everybody, I strongly disagree with the views mentioned on behalf of the Callan Method. Just because it promises to get the student where he or she wants to, doesn't mean the Method deserves criticism. I've been teaching English both

Aside: Americans, does this comment vex you? "The 'Americanization' of British English is suggested by the modal auxiliary profiles: here British English appears to follow American English, where the decline of modals is further

What is defective/modal auxiliary verb? Jackson: See the catenative verb entry in wiki.. These verbs can be followed by other verbs - infinitive, gerund, and bare infinitive. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_catenative_verbs