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Hi, Let’s buy cricketers! Whatever the purists have to say, but, at least from the economic point of view, auctioning of cricketers is the right thing to do, because monetization of their services will add up to their marketable surplus, which will enhance the national income. Then why there is...

Yankee wrote: Jackson6612 wrote: Question 2: Both Philip and Yankee said: I am used to playing cricket in my spare time. I was told that after to simple Present Tense form is used but playing is not simple Present Tense form of play. What would you say on this? Most of the time you will...

Jackson6612 wrote:Question 1:Yankee said: 1: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time? Did I use to play ...? As far as I know, 'did (not) ... use to' is still considered to be the correct form in negative and interrogative sentences. However, I'm also aware that some people disagree...

Question 1: Philip said: 1: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time? Did I used to play ...? Yankee said: 1: Do I used to play cricket in my spare time? Did I use to play ...? Who is correct, Philip or Yankee? I will go with Philip. Question 2: Both Philip and Yankee said: I am...

No, no one should ever say "Cricket used to be played by them". But we can say "Cricket used to be played in my school", The “ subject +Used to +verb” construction is often used to described something one did it the past and it’s always expressed in “past tense”. For example: I used to...

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Hello Jisu In actual usage, you find both forms: the subjunctive (or past tense form) makes it sound more "remote" or "conjectural", and the indicative makes it sound more "immediate" or "real": 1. I feel as if I'm in the wrong job. — immediate; he does feel he's in the wrong job. 2. He...

Rotter: Sorry to say, but this is getting kind of not productive, your posting lots of quotations with plusperfect and trying to see if the authors weren't somehow wrong. I'd seriously suggest to stop posting on this subject and to read carefully and to reflect deeply about the previous...

Hello Shab Good answers. 1. On the way home last night, I bought some fish and chips . ] Correct! 2. MrQ will come to see me later today. ] Correct. Can you think of another tense we can use? 3. I tried to call him, but he was not at home. ] Correct! 4. I eate all the plums . They were...

Hello Shab Here are some exercises. I've left spaces for the verbs; the verb you should use in each case is in parentheses after the space. You can choose which tense to use in each case. (There may be more than one correct answer.) 1. On the way home last night, I _____ (buy) some fish and...