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v This is a noun , but it is being used as an explanation Congratulating / Congratulations for you on this happy day. ^ this is a preasent progressive verb a big no no when talking to someone about them When congratulating a person, tell them
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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john claset
2 days ago 7:45 am
Present Progressive, Nouns, Auxiliaries, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Commas, Punctuation, Sentences, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Continuous Tenses
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Hello everyone,
Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words!
With many thanks!!
Fiona is very
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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emma_09
21 days ago
Verbs, Prepositions, Constructions, Adverbs, Auxiliaries, Present Tenses, Modals, Gerunds, Present Perfect, Phrasal Verbs, Modal Auxiliaries, Adjectives, Relationships, Friendships, Friends
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1. There is no objection to the use of time words with the past perfect tense. The objection is when these words are used with the present perfect tense. You may, however, if you wish, replace "last week" with "the previous
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May I comment on the first two: (1) When she leaved (the irregular past is "left" -- you have to memorize it), she did not thought twice (after an auxiliary verb such as "did," you ALWAYS use the base form (infinitive without
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They had to have that specially made? The sentence is in the past tense. Since English lacks verbs for situations in which person A does something for person B on person B's request, a rather long and awkward structure is used instead: to have
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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cool breeze
40 days ago
Tenses, Auxiliaries, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Past Perfect, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Conditionals, Modal Auxiliaries, Morphology, Future Tenses, Sentences, United Kingdom, Continuous Tenses, Languages
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sentence number one "who broke the window" contains a primary form of a verb, the preterite "broke". The second sentence contains a secondary form, the past participle "broken", plus the auxiliary "have".
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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anonymous
40 days ago
Grammar, Tenses, Auxiliaries, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Writing, Sentences, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages, Numbers
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If you are not sure, you may still be confused even with the best explanations.
But here are a few rules and examples:
1) Does he have a car? In question form, even 3rd still takes the bare infinitve form (have) because of the modal word
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(1) Yes, it is the present perfect of an auxiliary: We SHOULD (aux.) + HAVE BEEN + there by now. (2) No, it is not called "perfect" by grammar books. (2) He + used (verb) + TO HAVE (infinitive) + crooked teeth. "To have"
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express probability in the past
STRUCTURE: modal + have + past participle
Where was John last night at 10? 1. He may have been at his home. This is Past Tense. Right?
He has been in this country for 2 years. (Present Perfect)
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Hi,
The latter.
The Present Perfect uses the auxiliary 'have' and the past participle of the main verb.
Clive
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