By Past tenses, Grammar

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Since I was not allowed to edit my old post, I would like to add that one of the discrete past-marking usages of the present perfect tense is for denoting an experience.

Hi Doll,If you'll forgive my saying so, I believe you misused the word since as a time marker.First of all, the statement “I have never eaten an apple”does not point to a specific time in the past. By itself, it means in your entire life since the day you were born till now. Therefore, “since...

Hi, I have a question regarding what tense to use in sentences that start with "If". From what I know sentences like "If I were there", and "If there was" the word "were" and "was" are in past tense. However, I'm still very confused. For instance, if I were to say "If you go to...", there isn't a...

Hello: I am new to the site (was led here by a search engine) and am surprised to see a number of grammatical errors in and around the site in general. I haven't looked everywhere, but below you will find a list of the ones that I noticed right off the bat: The site mistakenly uses, in many...

New2grammar wrote: I know this is going to sound strange. Whenever he walks back and forth in front of you, he's hoping that you would stop him and offer him your help. That's him. Please correct any mistakes.Thanks! I dont think that 'would' uses as past tense, but possibility so I think...

MarvinTheMartian wrote:For instance, in the following dialogue, would you say "I took" or "I've taken": A: Where's my favorite coffee mug? I can't find it. It's not in the cupboard. B: I took it out / I've taken it out. It's on the table.I'm quite sure I'd usually say "I took it out". The...

Anonymous wrote:‘If you looked in the past, you would have noticed amazing things.’ My text says this is correct. But should it not be "If you HAD looked in the past, you would have noticed amazing things." Why or why not? Your question indicates that you found the invalidity of the use of...

New2grammar wrote: You've been lying to me since the first day I you. As a footnote: it might be more natural to say: 1. You've been lying to me since the day we met. 2. You've been lying to me for as long as we've known each other. (Don't forget that the past tense of "know" is...

Hoa Thai wrote: Yoong Liat wrote:You're right. In an exam, it is advisable to use a verb in the past tense. However, in fact, if the marker is knowlegeable, he will not mark the answer as wrong.Hi Yoong Liat,I agree. I have had a chance to discuss this issue with many English teachers, friends...