No. To build the simple past tense of a verb in a negative sentence, you use did + not + base form of the verb So, your sentence is correct this way: - I did not want him to come.

I would like someone to confirm my thoughts on the following sentence, to see if I am on the right track or am just in fantasy lala land, going off on a tangent: "Because Malcolm had never become a cutthroat CEO, he had few enemies." I

I just want to point out the word "could" is indicative of the subjunctive mood Modal verbs don't have tenses and moods in the way that other verbs do. could certainly acts like a past subjunctive in If I could help you, I would.

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

This article is very helpful for the past simple pronunciation - Rules for Past Simple Pronunciation

" Every day after lunch, I check my e-mail Please look up the word regularly in your dictionary. You may chack your e-mail every day, every two days or even every week. If you do that, you do it regularly. If you don't want to give the

This is token from a book that I'm trying to translate as homework assignment. Can I use the simple present, then? If you have time can you please be so kind to check the other passage? The deadline is on wednesday... I have not so much time

You have not heard both used by native speakers– you have mis-heard– and we have already discussed this at length. This very simple grammar point is the one for which I mistakenly awarded you an A+ for understanding. I now withdraw the grade and

I'd say they're interchangeable. The present continuous implies that he's done well over a longer period of time, but the simple present implies that this is the very latest news. The "so far" seems like a hedge. That is,

Hi, vineeta. Welcome to English forums. Thanks for joining us. Actually, "What" is the subject of these sentences. In this case it's a pronoun, third person singular. "You" is the direct object of the verb. It's like,