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Anonymous wrote: What is general rules of making proper question form with passive voice like "I was born in HK"? No passive voice question starts with Do/Does/Did, right? "I was born" is not really a passive voice construction. It is the simple past of the verbal expression 'to be born'....

Schoolteacher wrote: We can sometimes use Simple Past to refer to the present and this is called Unreal Past..you know..for wishes.. eg. I wish I were rich!!!( but i'm not)..to wish for something that we wanted to be different in the present but it's not. In this category belongs the " It is...

We can sometimes use Simple Past to refer to the present and this is called Unreal Past..you know..for wishes.. eg. I wish I were rich!!!( but i'm not)..to wish for something that we wanted to be different in the present but it's not. In this category belongs the " It is (high) time"...

Hi Paco, Here are some comments. (1) ( x ) I knew her five years ago. This is wrong. "Five years ago" is a point-time adverbial and so it can't go with a stative verb "know". It sounds OK to me. My understanding is that you have lost contact with her, thus you don't know her now, you don't have...

Hi there! You have to choose the correct pair for the following sentence: They went to Australia __ a month __summer. a) during, the b) for, during c) for, last d) last, during I'd choose c), but the answer key in my book says it's b). I think this must be a mistake, for option c)...

"before you called" specifies a particular time. Present perfect cannot be used with an adverbial expression which specifies a particular time, so the first one is not correct. The second one is fine. Yes, you can use "just" with the past perfect. The third is fine, but should be...

Sir, IV - The present prefect used with "for" and "since" A. "for" is used with a period of time: for six days, for a long time. "for" is used with the simple past tense denotes a terminated period of time. (e.g) We lived there for ten years. ( but we don't live there now) "for"...

Sir, III The present perfect used for an action which lasts throughout an incomplete period Time expression include "for, since,all day/night/week, all my etc. life, all the time, always, lately, never, recently. A. The action usually begins in the past and continues past the time of...

Sir, I would like to reproduce the rules given for "PRESENT PERFECT" in the grammer book for the benefit of English Leaners like me. PP Usage: This tense may be said to be a sort of mixture of present and past. It always implies a strong connexion with the present. I - The PP used is...

Hi estef, hiperactif is correct, (although maybe just because isn't the full answer you were seeking "I as wondering where you come from" (meaning country of origin) We use the present tense here because we are referring to a permanent situation. Wherever I choose to live in the world,...