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essential clues are tenses and words like before and after that describe how two events are relative to each other in time. From oldest to most current, the order is g,d,e,c,a,f,b

Can anyone please tell me if a dependent clause that contains words like "before" and "after" is compatible with a main clause in the past perfect tense? eg, Joe had seen him playing basketball three hours before John came home.

Anonymous wrote: I’m not sure when to use past tense and when to use past perfect tense. For number 1 and 2, my answers are met and went, but the correct answers are had met and had gone. Can anyone explain it to me? Thanks! Jack came home at twelve last night. He 1 (meet) a friend in...

Vincent Teo wrote:(a) Most people have their own close friend or friends that can share their joy, sadness, success and even secrets. I also have a very close friend. In fact, she is my best friend. (b) Her name is Susan. She is eleven years ago and she studies in Tzu School. We attended...

(a) Most people have their own close friend or friends that can share their joy, sadness, success and even secrets. I also have a very close friend. In fact, she is my best friend. (b) Her name is Susan. She is eleven years ago and she studies in Tzu School. We attended tuition at the same...

The positions before and after a form of to be are both nominative case positions. (who, she, he, etc.). The correct forms therefore never include whom in these structures. Who is it? Who is the president? Who can that be? Who might that be? Who will be there? Who might be in the...

1) The "has" is required because it shows that it's a present perfect tense, ie. Jones denied using drugs in the past and at present, is still denying it. It's a repetition and continuation of the verb (denied) from the past to the present. If you say "Jones consistently denied", it implies that...