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I completely agree with you about the tense error; however, my book somehow shows me that there is no problem with this sentences. That may be a printing error.Thank you for replying

The only problem I see is a small one, possibly logical. When you say, "I've been invited to write for the newspaper," it's understood to mean on a regular basis. In the case of a one-time assignment, you might say, "I've been invited to write something / a piece / an...

I find it difficult to park a/the car along a/the kerb.I found it difficult to park a/the car along a/the kerb.Suppose I found this to be the case some time ago and I still find this to hold true, what should I say? Should I use the present tense or the past tense? Also, could you please tell me...

Hello, mr. Micawber Looks like I have to provide some further explanations. In a traditional text adventure the player enters text commands which are parsed/interpreted by the game's engine, and gets the result in the form a textual description. In the example above the commands were marked...

Hi, For these sentences from the article, "Putting Pressure in Its Place", by Ruth Bell Graham, in ChristianitToday magazine, would please confirm my analysis? I had no sooner gotten started when I got word that a Chinese pastor and his wife I had been permitted to call on in China...

In any written communication, clarity is very important. Items a and c are not suitable. Item a (have yet to understand) means or implies that you will understand in due course even without aid, while item c (could not understand) is a past situation without indicating the present state and may...

Hello Grammar Teacher, I would like to thank you for your advice. I have accepted item b.,that is, am not able to understand.However, I am doubtful about the rest. Could you tell me whether those underlined words,including item a.(have yet to understand ) can be accepted as alternatives in...

It is best to replace all those words underlined with those in item b. About tenses, I have read an article TENSES which may be of help to you.

My take is that "would" is used here to emphasize the fact that he sought (not "seeked") a career in a field entirely unrelated to his original field of study.

After receiving a B.A. in psychology, he would instead seek a life in music though he had no formal training and could not read a note.(Taken from wikipedia from an article about Yanni ) What is would doing here? What does it signify in this context?