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some of the verb can be adjective, when ed is applied.. interest itself can be a verb or noun, it can be adjective though.. after ed is applied.. it is same with i am beautiful..

Hi In the above reply posted by jaylhw1 on Mon. apr.21 2008 you said the use of "I am mistaken" is the same structure as " I am worried" Could you please explain to me which structure that may be? I can not come clear with the use of "I am" coupled with a verb in...

I often get confuse with using present and past tenses in the same sentence. I especially get confuse when trying to stay in the same tense when using the words 'has' and 'had'. Is there a easy way to remember the rules related to those words? Thanks! "In the post-revolution...

Yes. Your backshift interpretation seems right to me. But I don't see this as necessarily subjunctive. It comes off as a sort of borderline case to my ear.CJ PS. ... would have baked you a cake is the usual expression!

No, you should have used 'watch' in both cases. We are not talking about a past event, so don't use the past tense. Someone is being advised that they should watch it in future.

Interesting! You never taught me those conditionals! Does that mean that in English (like in Italian), it is possible to use the simple past instead of the subjunctive formed with the past perfect, in informal and casual English? The only example I know it's kind of common is substituting...

Hi Goofie and welcome to EnglishForums!There is basically no difference in meaning in those two sentences. The continuous form mainly adds a little bit to the sense of duration.

Hi,I'm not sure about the expression, "content that is relevant." I try to make all my content relevant, but sometimes fail.Often, the status of a condition or situation as to permanance or on-going-ness is common knowledge, or obvious, and sometimes it's not known to the...

Hi,1. Would you say if a person is reporting on a content that is permanent, on-going, or relevant in content nature, the reporting word could be both present and past and also, do you feel both present and past tenses are OK in the that-clause? He said/says his house is/was in Chicago.He...

if there are any. I believe there are, and saw them mentioned in different posts on the forum although didn't pay attention to them. The grammar book I'm studying all lump them up into one catagory: helping verbs. But I'd like to know if most people have and use names for the...