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Hi, With the expression 'by now', you can always substitute 'by this time' to get more of a sense of its meaning. The reason English-speakers use 'by now' in preference to 'by this time' is for verbal economy, convenience or variety.I do accept that in giving the...

I would have taken a boat if I had known that New York was / is across the river from New Jersey.In conversation, people often express these "currently existing conditions" in past tense when they're talking about something they did in the past. But when they write it down, they...

Hi, What did they wear before they started to prepare the cake? This is correct grammar. However, 'wear' is not a suitable word here. Say What did they put on before they started to prepare the cake? Answer: They were an apron. The past tense of 'wear' is 'wore', not...

Hi yizhivika, Thank you very much for your reply. However, I still can't unsderstand 'by now' well. Can it mean at this time every day? "After a long walk from home, we arrive at the station at three o'clock. By now, it is raining heavily, so we hurry to the shelter of the...

Passive voice infinitive. Passive voice = verb to be + past participle. "Won" is the past participle of the verb "to win".

Over 51 prizes to be won! The above sentence is future tense, but we are using 'won' that is past tense of 'win'. Kindly just explain me the usage here

You had too many spaces between Leet and ","My grandmother, Julie Lovins, put everything on the line for her job, including her life. She worked for the Leet Psychiatric Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky, and flew to various locations with Dr. Leet, a psychiatrist, to help patients. ...

A. It wouldn't surprise me if John failed the test.I was wondering if A only applies to the event (test) in the past._____ No. It does not apply only to the past. It can apply to the future as well.The same answer goes for the take/took a picture example. With a dummy it that represents...

My take Ben don't know what's wrong with it.>>> Present tenseBen didn't know what was wrong with it.>>>>Past tense

Hi Seraphin.Can I make it all in the present tense IF the investigation has occurred ? You can use present tense in principle clause only if you're talking about main truths and facts, it's also called zero conditional if ... present tense ...present tense.. "If you read a lot you...