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Hoa Thai wrote: Belly wrote: Ok I understood that drinking implies a continuous activity, but it may violate with the parallelsim, may not it? Not really! This sentence contains the vilolation: "He sat at the terrace and was drinking coffee." One clause uses the simple past tense and the...

Belly wrote:Ok I understood that drinking implies a continuous activity, but it may violate with the parallelsim, may not it? Not really! This sentence contains the vilolation: "He sat at the terrace and was drinking coffee." One clause uses the simple past tense and the other uses the past...

Hi, Which of the following sentences has the correct grammar ? 1. "Sorry, I did not know you need the table. I have given it away" 2. "Sorry, I did not know you needed the table. I have given it away" Should the verb NEED be present or past tense in this case ? The first sentence seems to...

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentence below correct in terms of grammar (verbs, nouns and so on that are italic)? Adjective They say that Simon is the strongest man in the fitness club. He is the strongest man on earth That is the strongest building in the city Neither Joan nor Jamie...

Hi Hoa Thai, Obviously, we have different views in the specific use present perfect. To me "what was the last movie " just sounds unnatural. If the context is about a movie, I would just simple say "what was the last movie you saw?". If you had seen it, it already took place. No need to express...

The structure "Used to" is used only in past tense to indicate a past habitual action. It is always followed by an infintive phrase: I used to turn up early and prepare the lessons To express the same idea in the present tense, we use frequency adverbs such as always, often, generally,...

Hi, 1. I had to help him because he is my friend. I am confused if the use of the verb "is" in the dependent clause is correct. There is a rule that if the verb in the independent clause is in its past or past perfect form, the verb in the dependent or subordinated clause should also be in its...

I was wondering if anyone could help me check whether or not these sentences are grammatically sound: 1. I had to help him because he is my friend. I am confused if the use of the verb "is" in the dependent clause is correct. There is a rule that if the verb in the independent clause is in its...

Grammar Geek wrote: No, there's the same problem. I don't think they could have done what they did. If you believe they did it (and you must, because you use the phrase "they did") then you can be expressing you belief that they can't in the present. Either you disbelief is in the past (I...

wrote: Thanks Goodman. This is an area I always find confusing. If I understand you correctly, you are saying the phrase locked in in Anyone out there? I'm locked in is in a passive construction. I find it difficult to accept action verbs in present tense unless they are used in headlines....