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Clive wrote: Parent to child: I'm going out for an hour. You'd better have done your homework by the time I get back, or you'll be in big trouble.To me, this is a perfectly normal and common construct. Let's see what any other people wish to say about it.Very interesting. PacoI'm interested in...

"a" is more common but "b" is not so bad."Both" in attributive uses commonly behaves like a middle-positional adverb in its position.The middle-positional adverbs are positioned like:(1) When the main verb is not "be" and the main stands as a finite (=tense/person bearing) verb, the adverbs are...

Goodman wrote:5)You had better have seen the doctor earlier. The tone and tense are rather odd. I would say “You had better” does not go with this context. If I guess correctly, do you mean to say” you should have seen the doctor earlier” ?HelloI'm interested in Goodman's discussion that "had...

I'm learning English at school. Now we have if sentences. It is clear to me when to use if and when to use when but... Which tenses do I have to use in sentences with "when"? Can I use all? Thanks for your help Coco

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Hello every one, After learning English as a foreign language for a long time, I start to love English recently. However, there are some problems happened during my reading. Could anyone help me and give me some suggests about anything, such as the correct grammar, words or punctuation of my...

Hiya YC,It sure feels good that a native shows interest in how we perceive english... Let me try to understand the best I can... Specific elements of language posing problem :I'm comfortable with tenses and conjugation. I find myself sometimes troubled with vocabulary and spelling ; whenever...

Improving your motivation Before you start reading, you should know this: Learning English requires action. You may know all the learning tips, but if you don't start doing things, you will achieve nothing. Therefore our method is not just for reading; it is for reading and doing. You need...

Hi Chawnu, English is my third langauge but i'd like to share some tips on learning english language with you. I would suggest you to read more English publications,like newspaper, magazines, any types of promotional material(leaflet, brochures, flyer, advertisements, newsletter, menus and such)...