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Hi, Both 'thought' and 'fixed' are past tense. The fact that the car is, in the present, fixed or not doesn't change your word choice for this sentence. You are correct when you say the past tense ' thought ' is to
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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bradnugent
13 days ago
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It sounds like something that is in the middle of a conversation, but yes, join them with a comma. If she chose you over him, that's different
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I wouldn't place them there, but it is OK. It emphasizes the fact that this was infered from only a few brief conversations.
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Hi
Would you say that the use of commas is OK here?
Much of what I infered , from a few brief conversations , was later proved accurate.
Thanks,
Tom
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"I don't want him playing" is OK in everyday conversation (but I wouldn't personally use this type of construction in more formal English). It means roughly the same as "I don't want him to play". Similarly, you can
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mr wordy
119 days ago
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Is it correct to say "The TV volume is too high" ... ? Yes. Just stick with this one. There are no rules that I know of that thoroughly explain everything about the three choices you are concerned about. Generally, the apostrophe form
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M: Where's the stack of folders that was/were on my desk? -- by itself, "on my desk" implies that the folders are on the desk now (and not in the cabinet). In conversation, many people would say "were" rather
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mr wordy
122 days ago
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I don't believe I've ever heard this one!
Well, I think there may be some differences here -- I was a bit puzzled actually by your question mark against For days I have been willing it to be true. To me, this sentence is OK. Kind of
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Experiencing is not always pleasant. It comes from ordinary scene and it can leads to surprising. Surprise can give a lot of several feelings joy, sorrow and more depend on a person.
It ’ s a story about my uncle experienced when he was
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136 days ago
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Hi,
If your conversation isn't intellectually stimulating, ..I bored
Yes.
If your conversation isn't intellectually stimulating, I feel bored .
If your conversation isn't intellectually stimulating, it bores me.
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