In Simple past^x, Tenses^x

Given your example: "I just found out I can't renew my lease for school next year." Given that the subordinating sentence is in the simple past, it should be complemented by a a finite time clause, thus expressing an action in the past with consequences upon the immediate present: "...

the subordinating clause is (was?) accordingly simple past present or past continuous present... what is this supposed to mean? hehe I mean, I 've been told before that if the main clause is past tense, the subordinating clause is accordingly simple past present or past continuous present....

It would be easier if you thought about what you have written before you post it, and be sure that you have expressed yourself as clearly as possible. This is not a chat room. the subordinating clause is (was?) accordingly simple past present or past continuous present -- what is this supposed...

'Can't', I feel, would be far the commoner expression in both written and spoken English Sorry, Mr. Micawber. I don't get this one. You mean 'would be the common expression', or what? Anyway, I think the situation that the tense in the subordinating clause holds at the present is very common...

If you need a detailed description for American English, here's something I came across in some old notes of mine. It's got some exercises at the end too! The phonetic transcriptions aren't really anything standard, but I think you can figure them out. Past tense of Regular Verbs Phonetic...

Hello SCindy You can say either: 'It's been 2 months since she arrived in NY' (i.e. 'it has been') or: 'It's 2 months since she arrived in NY' (i.e. 'it is'). The first version puts more stress on the length of time. Hello Hela 'It's been 2 months since she has arrived in NY' would not be...

Dear teachers, Is it true that we cannot use SINCE with the simple past except in clauses like: It has been 2 months SINCE = clause but could we also say: "It has been 2 months SINCE she HAS ARRIVED in NY." ?? FOR, on the other hand, can be used with perfect and simple tenses, isn't that...

Are such sentences as 'It's 2 months since she has arrived in NY' correct? When do we have to use the simple past after 'since' in such sentences? When can we use the present perfect?

Generally Tense is classified into Present,Past and Future. In English each tense is further classified into: 1.Present Tense Simple Present Tense, Present Continuous Tense,Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 2. Past Tense Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense,Past...

Technically, there are two tenses: Present (or Non-Past) and Past. There are four aspects derived from two aspect pairs (simple vs. perfect and simple vs. progressive): Simple, Perfect, Progressive, and Perfect Progressive Combining these gives eight tense-aspect combinations, sometimes...