Thank you very much for the prompt reply. So, if the line is in the present tense, you say "It has been exaxtly five years since her father died" but not so in the past tense? Um, someone has just introduced me to a Longman link

Could anybody tell when should I double the last letter and when I should double the last letter Hi, I hope you'll like the following excerpt from AskOxford . (When it comes to English grammar, beware of general rules ... more often than not

Hi. The difference is that while using Perfect tense you somehow implies a connection with present situation. With ever Present Perfect is more likely than with Past Simple tense and I wouldn't say it, however, Simple is acceptable, especially

Do we use the past tense for sentense like this? : I have seen it before. I saw it before. some people may ues it but technically it is incorrect . Thank you. (British english) I saw it past tense goes with past

Do we use the past tense for sentense like this? : I have seen it before. I saw it before. Thank you. (British english)

The use of "weigh" is fine in all three sentences (but the tenses in the first sentence don't agree). The insertion of "a" in #2 is a consequence of the use of "mere", not specifically anything to do with

This should answer your question: What is the difference between learned and learnt? These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb learn.  Learnt  is more common in British English, and  learned  in American

So in everyday speech past perfect isn't necess a ry? Wrong. The past perfect is sometimes required in everyday speech, and it is used in everyday speech. It's not used as often as other tenses, perhaps, but it is used. It's just that

Thanks for your answer Mister Micawber. But I have two more questions: 1) You talked about shall in the 2nd person. What if the aforementioned sentence began like this:"I shall always..."? 2) What is your idea about the tense of this

These are alternative forms of the past tense and past participle of the verb DREAM . " DREAMT " is more common in British English, and " DREAMED " in American English. Answers.com - Dictionary: Sneak v. , sneaked also snuck (