By Cookies, Past tenses

Ana, if you are trying to understand the difference between the present perfect and the past simple, well, you can't? And why? Because every learner have been trying to do that since English was invented, but no one has ever succeeded! It is a trap! Ok, seriously, I can tell you the way I...

The following comes from a test done a few days ago. We were on vacation at my parents' place in Phoenix, glad to be away from the bitter Edmonton winter. Our two boys, in their early teens, were demanding of everyone's time and attention. When it was suggested we (A) to the shopping...

--National Guards executed in Kerkuk :12 killed, 1 injured You see the meaning is passive but it isnt used in passive way. Hello Redkiddy In addition to what has already been said: It's true that the sentence has the look of an active sentence; at first glance, 'executed' could be mistaken...