Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very

Hi all, I'm back from a loong holiday :-) Now I'm teaching English again, and I'm running into trouble... At the school I teach (Dutch school) we use a book that's not always as clear as it should be. Even I don't always

PERFECT TENSE is something that happened in the past which affects us at present CONTINUOUS TENSE continues as we speak ie be, am are is (plus present participle) PERFECT CONTINUOUS something which started in the past and continues to

I'm guessing it has something to do with the result thing I wouldn't take 'the result thing' too seriously in this case. In fact, if I were you, I would put that out of my mind completely. The baker could just as easily have

Please read the paragraph below: He saw a man baking delicious cakes. "What a nice smell," the man said. Eating his bread, he breathed in the smell for some time. When he rose to continue his journey, the baker suddenly ran across

1. There is no objection to the use of time words with the past perfect tense. The objection is when these words are used with the present perfect tense. You may, however, if you wish, replace "last week" with "the previous

One extra point I want to make which is when you add the adverb "regularly" to the sentence, it will skew the meaning which was intended. Consider this: A- I sent you an email earlier, did you get it? B- I am checking my

I am cheking my e-mail. This says: I am at this minute logging in to check if my boss has sent me any email I heve been checking my e-mail The present perfect signifies that the act of checking has started from a point in time

Why didn't you just say you haven't read the book. Why didn't you just say you hadn't read the book. Again one is present perfect and the other is past perfect but what's the difference between the two sentences?

Hi, could you pls let me know whether this sentence is correct grammatically or not? *if i haven't received any reply till today, i will return the shpt to the customs.* in advance thank you for your help No, it's not