By Interviews, Tenses

Almost all of these are fine. 1. had fallen 3. felt (I have the impression the interview is about to happen, not that it has already happened.) 5. only to become (not "should") I would say "profit from", but "profit by" does not seem objectionable either. The rest looks perfect to...

Dear teachers,Here's an exercise that I wish to be corrected, please.Fill in the blanks with the right tense and form. It was high time. Snow (1) (fall) had FALLEN in the morning, but now the sky was clear and Ashenden, with a glance at the frosty stars, stepped out quickly. He feared that...

Hi, I'd just like to add a couple of comments. First, So, which is better, American or British English? Canadian English, of course. We have the best of both worlds. Secondly, as a very big generalization, I'd say that once native speakers have established a 'temporal point of view' by using...

I've just had a Celta pre-course interview, after which I was offered a place. The interviewer went through the language awareness task that I'd submitted and asked me how I would respond to a couple of questions that an efl student (beginner) might ask. One question I recall was, 'What is a...

Hello Jack As you know well, the sense of 'forget' changes depending on the tense. One forgot X = One cannot recall X to mind One forgets X = One cannot retain X in mind. Which one makes sense, A or B? paco

http://interview.monster.com/articles/sixmistakes/ Are these correct? What do they mean? 1. Creating your talent inventory refreshes your memory and helps you immediately remember experiences you would otherwise have forgotten during the interview. (What does it mean when I use past perfect...

Hi MrPedantic, I'm back! I've completed my revision essay. I changed my audience--so all paper. Original version of essay, my instructor's comments, and the final version are below. I would greatly appreciate any feedback. I know it is very long--and sorry about it. So, I don't mind if you think...

In English the forms for the indicative and those for the subjunctive are identical in the present. Exception 1: The subjunctive of "to be" in the present is "be" regardless of the subject. Exception 2: The third person singular drops the "s" inflection of the indicative to form the...

Help me to find correct answers for these questions. 1.I didn't learn much Greek ........ I was in Crete as during since while So, here are 2 possible choices 'since' and 'while', because the sentence is in past simple tense I would say that correct is 'while'. Am I Right? 2. The more...

Hello Sextus, 1) I think that's fine. (I get the impression from what you've written that Sextus E. used the simile without fully working out the implications. Is that indeed your conclusion?) 2) It's true that some native speakers would use the present here. Let me try out the possibilities...