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Hi,I was surprised by the variety of responses this generated. In cases where the tense difference serves no useful purpose, I've always taken it as a difference in register (probably ill-advised though well-intentioned) and by extension a difference in spoken vs. written, and casual vs....

Hi,First thing first, let's give the verb forms their correct names. was purchased >> past simple, passive had struggled >> past perfect is purchased >> present simple, passiveThe time sequence in your example sentence is something like this: 1. in the...

It's hard to know what you are asking. First, the present perfect is only used with current temporal markers, not dates. Obviously the court made the ruling at some time in the past so you either use the simple past + the date, or just the present perfect.On the 25th of September 2008 the...

. I would consider this exercise damagingly prescriptive; most are neither uniquely Filipino nor wrong. However (and my comments refer to AmE/BrE):1. Free subscription of... (Free subscription to…) - prepo issue-- AmE/BrE uses the collocation subscribe to.2. Can I speak with…? (May I speak...

Hi,did not eat is in the simple past which requires a specific date? so this in this had not eaten (past perfect) referring to the past would be the correct one?is my explanation correct? Generally speaking, that's true. But it's better to think of it this way. The Past Perfect shows that...

Hi. did not eat is in the simple past which requires a specific date? so this in this had not eaten (past perfect) referring to the past would be the correct one?is my explanation correct? thanks

I'm honestly not clear of the author's intention. I would have used present perfect: Since 1985, they've opened... Usually, if you read "Since ," your assumption would be from that date until the present. If the author wished to specify the period 1985 through 1990, then...

.You are printing a certificate which states a factual event in historical time. The verb tense you use has nothing to do with when you conceive, print or present the certificate. Use the simple past with the date service began and the date service finished.

Hi Anon, Aside from Clive's explanation, may I offer you this scenario.Picture this: It’s Saturday. You got up at 6 am this morning (completed simple past act)and it’s now 8 o’clock. You have been up for 2 hours studying for a test on Monday. (this condition still holds true at this time) ...

Hello, Hoa Thai. As always, it's been interesting to read through your post! «The issue we have been dealing with here boils down to one question – “In one sentence, grammatically and semantically, could we use both simple past and present perfect for one item?”» I wouldn't say so,...