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Re: Verbs-which is the correct word

1. If he (was, were) over 18, he would have been hired. You need were here, as it's a contrary-to-the-fact assertion (he wasn't over 18), esp in formal contexts. I mean were is better than was, but still not the best (see further). See: --------- EXCEPTION If I...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 1 yr 330 days ago Verbs Conversations Tenses Past perfect Conditionals

Re: Answers in a questionnaire

Pastsimple wrote:Hi,one of the questions you can often find in a questionnaire is "What is your greatest achievement?" People use different grammar structures/tenses etc. when they're answering, e.g.:gerund: losing weight / surviving a tough childhood / etc...present perfect: (that) I've lost...

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Answers in a questionnaire

Hi,one of the questions you can often find in a questionnaire is "What is your greatest achievement?" People use different grammar structures/tenses etc. when they're answering, e.g.:gerund: losing weight / surviving a tough childhood / etc...present perfect: (that) I've lost weight / (that)...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Pastsimple 1 yr 348 days ago Grammar Tenses Past perfect Gerunds Universities Present perfect Past simple Conditionals
Re: tenses

CalifJim wrote:And by the way, has anyone tried the angle that stative verbs might act differently from other verbs in if-clauses with regard to the speaker's tendency to keep them in the past instead of putting them in the past perfect (in what seems to be a "third conditional")? That...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 1 yr 353 days ago Regards Verbs Clauses Stative verbs Past perfect Conditionals
Re: tenses

And by the way, has anyone tried the angle that stative verbs might act differently from other verbs in if-clauses with regard to the speaker's tendency to keep them in the past instead of putting them in the past perfect (in what seems to be a "third conditional")? That might be a trend. ...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 353 days ago Regards Verbs Clauses Stative verbs Past perfect Conditionals
Re: tenses

Thank you all for answering my post. The problem I see is NOT the contrast beween rules and exceptions, or between grammar and spoken language, BUT, basically, the lack of unanimity on what is correct and what is wrong. After Marius' and Tam's examples, it was pretty clear that the structure...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Tanit 1 yr 355 days ago Grammar Clauses Numbers Past perfect Past simple Conditionals Mixed conditionals
Re: all the general forms of English tenses >> pleas help me.

ok, it is too long ok write me these: 4- Present perfect continuous:Affirmative ### ..............I don't konw, pleas write it ................### . (passive voice) Negative### .............I don't konw, pleas write it ................### . (passive voice) Interrogative### .............I...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Voltaire101 1 yr 356 days ago Tenses Negatives Present continuous Past perfect Present perfect Conditionals
all the general forms of English tenses >> pleas help me.

hello all I will put (write) here all the general forms of the English grammar tenses as I know (understand ) it, I want you to chek it and correct me. Sometimes there is no form (just a speace), I want you to write the general form of the kind of the tense that is detected. I'm so sorry If...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Voltaire101 1 yr 358 days ago Grammar Verbs Tenses Nouns Pronouns Negatives Present continuous Past perfect Present perfect Past simple Present simple Conditionals English grammar Paragraphs
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Thank you, Tam, for the effort you made to try to let me understand this structure. However ... Tam Sadek wrote: Perhaps this example using the Past Perfect/Past Simple will make it clearer. "We arrived late because our plane had been delayed" versus "We arrived late because our plane was...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Tanit 1 yr 359 days ago Grammar Conversations Past perfect Past simple Conditionals Contractions TOEFL Mixed conditionals
Re: tenses

Hi Tanit, The whole mystery behind these mixed conditionals is merely context from the real life situation. As you probably know the Past Perfect is a last resort for native speakers in conversation as it can usually be avoided by using the Past Simple linked to the fact that everyone involved...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Tam Sadek 1 yr 359 days ago Grammar Conversations Past perfect Past simple Conditionals Mixed conditionals

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