By Tenses, Universities

Hi, now I have some questions: * In the sentence "and already in high school they brought me to the decision that I would like to continue my future studies..." you placed "even" instead of "already", so we don't use already in this context? Because in Hebrew and Russian it's the most suitable...

Thank you very much Clive! Your edits was VERY useful. But now I have some questions: * In the sentence "and already in high school they brought me to the decision that I would like to continue my future studies..." you placed "even" instead of "already", so we don't use already in this...

I saw the following third conditional sample sentences from an educational webpage: 1. If I had not gone to university in Spain, I would not be bilingual. 2. If you had attended the training seminar, you would be familiar with the new operational procedures. 3. If we had not felt we...

Hello, everyone, I really need your help.I just finish my letter of motivation for my master degree.I am a student from China.I do not know whether my letter is applicable.I need some suggestions both the content and the language.I really appreciate your help. If you have any further questions,...

Hoa Thai wrote: Hi Goodman, Maybe I should not touch your nerve again - You are so expressive and I am scared! (for your heart and for my embarrassment). Don't worry, I am all barks and I no bite! However, I must present my thought to find out what is wrong with it. Here I come. I haven’t...

Hello, Hoa Thai. Although Goodman outstripped me and deserved the brave one's laurels, I'd like to add some of the comments which I had started typing yesterday in the university, but hadn't time to finish... Your reasonong is interesting but not fault-less. «As CalifJim clearly explains...

Cali has always given lucid explanations and I am very indebted to her help. I have a question here not so much about sentence level but about discourse level. First, look at this sentence: Are the books we ordered/have ordered used by any other university here? Simple past or present...

Hi Collegebound, Welcome to the forums. Overall, you have a good essay. Stop worrying about your paragraphs. However, I 'm not sure what the topic was that Wisconsin asked for. Where did you put it? As vice president of my Catholic school’s multi-cultural student union, I have learned, first...

Dear teachers, Would you please have a look at my translation? It's full of cultural references and I wonder how this can be transfered into the British or American system. There's also a problem of tense. Sans être épargnés, les professeurs des écoles dont le statut a été revalorisé au début...

Hi, (A1) Tom was a site engineer before he was a teacher in a university. (A2) Tom had been a site engineer before he was a teacher in a university. Which one is better? A1. There is no reason to use Past Perfect, because the word 'before' makes the sequence of events clear. (B1) Susan will...