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I took these points up, not so much because they relate to Canada, but because I'm concerned that the examples we offer to the people who are trying to learn from reading this Forum should be both as natural and as correct as possible. I am doing my best - but I can't promise this to anyone.The...

Yes your teacher says it right and to make it more clear I add: we use Past Perfect because we want to stress the point in time when the event ended, and there is no other better tool. Maybe this way it sounds more "natural" Even before we had finished our meal he ordered us back to work. To...

Hi Rak_moon, I went through the story and edited it to an extent. I may myself have made a few mistakes. I hope this helps. A wonderful mistake Every day, I wake up early at 6 o'clock, wear my clothes quickly, tie my neck tie and check my final look. I’m always in a rush, because time is...

Each person has his/her own way to learn English. You can learn from books, from watching TV, from taking classes...but the bottom line is: you have to be patient. One good way to learn English is to memorize. It sounds funny but that's the truth. Babies learn how to speak by imitating what...

I always feel uneasy when using "never" because I know that I will somehow make some grammatical mistakes. Till now, I'm still not so sure how it works. I thought that we always have to use it this way: -He has never seen the show. -I have never read that book. But then I have been...

PASTEL wrote: Yes, I have a feel for how to use "will" in "if-clause", but I'm not sure when to use "be going to." If you're ready, I'll show you how it works. I'm not going to show you unless you're ready. If you're ready, I'm...mmm...going show you how it works. I think the customer's...

Yes, I have a feel for how to use "will" in "if-clause", but I'm not sure when to use "be going to." If you're ready, I'll show you how it works. I'm not going to show you unless you're ready. If you're ready, I'm...mmm...going show you how it works. I think the customer's almost ready, and...

Is it correct to write the following sample sentence? "I would go with you if you would pay for my movie ticket." JTT: Yes, it's fine, Procrastinator. Here, 'if you would' is the volitional 'would', it's questioning the person's willingness to shell out for the ticket. "I would go with you...

General Hopkins has died. Our hope is a present hope that at this time, as we speak, the letter is now at its destination. The receiving of our letter is hoped to be at any time after we sent it all the way up to and including the present moment. By contextualizing the sample sentences in...