Pls also help with this sentence: When did we started/start to learn English grammar in grade school? Same as above just a different structure. Please explain.

When did we start learning English grammar in grade school? Was it Elementary, Middle, or High school. Shouldn't it be When did we started since it's simple past tense? Please explain, thank you. It also seems like when we're having

have been - There's no other action that the waiting occurred before, so had won't work. have you eaten - have you ate is just plain wrong. ate can't be used after have . CJ

As soon as you see her, you say: Finally! I've been waiting so long! You use the present tense because there is no reason to use the past perfect unless there is a past reference point. The reference point is the moment she arrived, which can

Hi, Please note that the 75% of the materials have been returned to us upon completion of the work / Please note that the 75% of the materials were returned to us upon completion of the work Both tenses are OK, but give different

Mr. Torres-Rivero: As the other ladies and gentlemen have suggested, No. 1 is the usual construction. Nevertheless, your No. 2 may be almost correct, too. I found this example in Professor Quirk's A COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH

Write the sentences in your exerice book.Fill in the gaps Use the simple past or the present perfect. Uncle George___(to be) to London , but he___(never to visit) Notthing Hill Carnival

If you are not sure, you may still be confused even with the best explanations. But here are a few rules and examples: 1) Does he have a car? In question form, even 3rd still takes the bare infinitve form (have) because of the modal word

Hi there, I am currently working on my assignment about Timelines in English grammar, but I am having a problem locating information on topic. In my assignment, I have to link up sentences (which are simple past, future continuous and so forth) to

We should have been there by now! Is this sentence is 'Present Perfect' form? No. I would call it a modal perfect. Some books call it a modal verb followed by a bare perfect infinitive. He used to have crocked teeth. ( crooked ) This