CalifJim , Thank you for your very helpful answer! It provides a nice and very useful recipe for forming a question which rests on a gappy statement! And it definitely helped me a lot in further clarifying my question and to reframe it in your

Do/does/did is not used in questions 1. with forms of to be : Is he happy? Were they swimming? 2. with perfect and past perfect auxiliaries : Have you seen him? Had it already begun? 3. sometimes with have/has/had when the verb is in the

Dear friend, 'should go' is a single verb phrase containing a modal auxiliary verb should . This operator is more specifically known as a central modal , because it shares all the features pertaining to modal auxiliary verbs. 'need to

This sentence looks wrong to me...Please help and tell me why! They have appeared on message boards and in blogs, and spread by word of mouth. Hello Yes, you are correct in thinking that something is wrong with that

I wish... happened now is not correct. You can say It would be nice if ... happened now or I hope ... happens now or I wish ... would happen now. However, I wish... happened refers to something in the past, not "now" or in the

1. Before they arrived, I had finished cooking and had set up the table. 2. Before they arrived, I had finished cooking and set up the table. When using past perfect in the main clause, do I use "had" before all past particles ?

Hi Yaggy, I'm no expert, but perhaps I can help. She is getting more beautiful every day . I get, you get, he/she/it gets is the simple present tense. I am getting, You are getting, He is getting is the present continuous - the

Hi. Welcome to English Forums. "Also" can't be the answer because it is used after auxiliary verb Not always, but it's not suitable in the given sentence. n addition" can't be the answer,either.Because after "in

Hello, Could you help me please?I should learn the answer to the following question,please. "The Asian spa resorts have acquired a formidable reputation for their services..for the decor of their large treatment rooms." which

"If you knew what I had gone through, you would surely pity me." Can I change had into have in the sentence above? No. If you possibly can, you need to keep all the parts of the sentence in the same point of view with regard to