By English grammar, Present perfect

The present perfect cannot be used with specific (definite) times. This is the basic rule. When when? asks for a specific time it cannot be used with a present perfect. *When (=At what time / On what day) have we gone shopping? must be When did we go shopping?*When (=At what time / On what...

I need your opinions on usage of interrogatives in present perfect sentences:A few Japanese "hardcore English grammar reference books" do prohibit use of "when, what time" together with "have done". But I feel quite awkward with this prohibition.Let's say you...

Hello ppl,I am learning basic English grammar these days. I have finished up doing tenses thoroughly but confused at some places regarding usage of has/have with different forms of "be".Usage of forms of 'be': I am bit confused with the usage of Past Participle form of be i.e. been specifically....

There are twelve tenses in English grammar. Do we have to use the definite article "the"for each tense or not? Can you give me some explanations,please?In the below examples, Do we have to use "the" or not?1.In the use of the Present Simple.2.The Present Perfect Tense or Present Perfect...

Yankee wrote:Hi TamI certainly did not intend my comment as a comparison of formal written UK English and informal US spoken English. I have to say I find it insulting that you think I would even consider making such a comparison. My comment was based on my own experience with British...

Hi, everybody! Maybe I should have started with "well," but I can ensure you that I'm the original poster, while this guy Anonymous wrote: Well, I have a half-finished game of noughts and crosses tattooed on my forehead. If you do too, then I guess... is not (but I found his/her post...

The topic is already my question. Do you think that english is an overrated issue? Maybe this is an odd question. But when I think about German, there are often incidences where others talk to each other, use wrong tenses and no one even notices it. There is some kind of understanding within...

Anonymous wrote: «Could you please let me know the page where you found the above? I cannot find what you said in the book.» Sorry, I misread your quote. All quoted examples express future actions but, except for one sentence, they are in no way future tenses: It is going to rain. — Present...

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Hi Hela, I don't know what Yankee knows but I hope this might help.. 13 present perfect and present tense To say how long something has continued, we can use the present perfect, but not the present continuous or present simple. She has been waiting for an hour. (Not: She is waiting for an...