http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aExpressions+tag%3aAdverbs+tag%3aTensesSearch results for 'tag:Expressions tag:Adverbs tag:Tenses' matching tags 'Expressions', 'Adverbs', and 'Tenses'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TensesForAReview/hgwpl/post.htm#616703Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:06:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:616703avangi quote user Anonymous He went on in great detail to record recording what had been done and he has done a superb job of in writing recording things that has have expired transpired The characters in the story lived for a long time and had to endure various hardships but came out a winner winners at in the end This passage has been an inspiration for me in that it inspired has inspired me to go out and spread the good news quote Past tense inspired might be considered an error in view of the present perfect has been an inspiration Personally I think it s okay Went on at the beginning of your paragraph is a fixed expression and is often followed by in The in goes with the prepositional phrase in great detail which is another very common expression I would say the in is definitely required here He went on record that he supports gay marriage He went on to say that he opposes gay marriage He went on and on and on about the subject This first example does not use the fixed expression On is a preposition On record is a prepositional phrase The others do use the fixed expression On is an adverb I m going on and on about this because I m not sure how you meant to use the expression A http://www.englishforums.com/English/InTheMorning/glnqn/post.htm#559211Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:44:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:559211kooyeenHi in the morning is a very flexible adverb which means it can modify almost all sentences and verbs One example of an adverb you can t always use the way you want is yesterday for example I will go to New York yesterday lt This is incorrect it doesn t make sense right But you can use in the morning with every tense Examples I will go there in the morning I used to go there in the morning And the same goes for other expressions like in the evening at night etc http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectSentences2411/4/znhrx/Post.htm#483511Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:09:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:483511teoThey won t smoke ever since they saw a film on lung cancer What does won t mean here http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectSentences2411/4/znhrn/Post.htm#483510Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:09:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:483510teohttp forums eslcafe com student viewtopic php t 22113 amp highlight http://www.englishforums.com/English/Unknown22884OhhhFinallyPost/zhlxk/post.htmFri, 21 Dec 2007 01:51:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:455423jen001 The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing The passage illustrates the difference between the character s characteristics in different time settings past and present This difference is clearly shown through the contrasting structure imagery and language The structure reflects the division of the time setting and helps to contrast the different characteristics The passage has two paragraphs each describing the character s thoughts and perception about a same place of the past and present The length of each paragraph is different the one from the past is much longer than the other one from the present This can be related to each of the paragraph s sentence construction In the first paragraph about the past the lengths of the sentences are very long The first sentence takes eight lines lengthened continuously within commas semi colons and colons In fact in one sentence there are five commas five semi colons and a colon This overly continued sentence gives a sense of unfiltered informal and unrestricted flowing of thoughts Moreover the use of brackets some sort of wood cedar Camphor seems to be less sophisticated compared to using dashes or other punctuations of the same function However in the second paragraph of the present the sentence construction is shown contrastingly The paragraph starts with a short simple sentence She turns down Bleecker goes up Thomson Also in this paragraph there are four sentences in six lines and three of the four sentences are written in simple sentence including the example above Although there are a few commas in some of the sentences there is no semi colon but only a colon in the last sentence The colon is used in a very appropriate way functioning to introduce the list of things such as jewelry and jackets Thus within the brief and concise sentence construction the character in the present appears to be more mature filtered and sophisticated than in the past However as a result of that the sense of youthful unfiltered freedom cannot be found anymore in the present In addition to the structure the contrasting imagery of each paragraph demonstrates further differences of the characteristic in the past and present As both paragraphs are of the same setting the image of the same place is described at each time So the consistent place makes the comparison between the two more distinctive and reliable The imagery of the place is very vivid in the past not only within the visual sense but also within the auditory and olfactory senses whereas that of the past only relies on the sense of sight For example in the past the neighborhood is depicted as the center of something new and wild in the city where the sound of guitars drifted all night and where the stores smelled the way Arab bazaars must smell This is detail imaginative and lively even the Arab bazaars creates a somewhat mystical and adventurous atmosphere This interesting and passionate depiction is being minimized in the present into three words an imitation of itself It is now a watered down carnival for tourists which gives a sense of inactivity and boredom Also the stores now all sell essentially the same things such as souvenir T shirts This seems to be dull with no excitement or creativity or passion This changed imagery depicted by the character rather shows the change in the character s perception The change in perception is demonstrated more clearly within the notion of the door and alley In the past she says if you passed through the wrong door or down the wrong alley you would meet a fate however in the present she knows that behind these doors and down these alleys lies nothing more or less than people living their lives In the past she seems to be more concerned with the inner world of thought or imagination Whereas in the present she seems to be more grounded in the external world of physical reality As like the previously discussed change in the sentence structure she is now more sophisticated knowledgeable and realistic than the past Also as like the image of the place her perception changed from the creative interesting and adventurous to the boring predictable and filtered way Thus the contrasting imagery of the past and present reflects the similar change in the character s perception While the structure and the imagery convey the distinctive change in the characteristics of the character the contrasting use of language supports those differences More specifically the diction dash shown in the past and the present dash is comparable Reflecting the imagery of the varied senses the words and expressions used in the past are also varied and animated such as incense and rich and dung y dust describing the smell of the stores These two expressions incense and rich and dung y dust are contrasting they express the diversity of the object Moreover the speaker creates a non existing adjective dung y The extra adding of y grants a more animated image and it gives a sense of freedom and even somewhat childishness The smell is then described as something fruitily fertilely rotting Again she creates a non existing adverb fruitily expressing the scent rather vividly which would be sour as it rots The other adverb fertilely contributes to create a sense of abundance and richness of the imagery However the use of those two positive adverbs modifying the negative verb rotting seems to be oxymoron in fruit full or fertile as well as the use of adjective disreputable following new and wild The oxymoron adds an unpredictable sense to the imagery and hence to the depicter s thoughts On the other hand in the present the adjectives used to describe the city and the stores are nothing less same and still All of them are negative and reflect the boredom dullness and hopelessness More significantly the speaker uses the adverb Grotesquely before describing how the same bars and coffeehouses are still th ere showing the character s cynical characteristic So does the use of the adjective cheap for the goods at the stores Thus in the past the character uses language interestingly dash it is diverse lively and creative dash whereas that of the past is inactive hopeless and cynical These differences are directly reflecting the character s contrasting changed characteristic The change of the characteristic seems to be abrupt As a cause something would have happened to her that is not shown in the passage However an assumption can be drawn within the evidences from the passage There is a shift in the first paragraph within Here showing the shifted tense from the past to the past perfect In the past perfect there is a scene of Clarissa the major character and her boyfriend Richard She seems to appreciate Richard a lot for example she does not use the pronoun he for Richard even though he is the only male character So in a sentence Richard is successively repeated three times with Richard when Richard when Richard Moreover she describes his appearance in detail he was nineteen a firm featured hard eyed not quite beautiful dark haired boy with an impossibly long and graceful very pale neck So to describe Richard she combines an adjective and a noun to create a single adjective such as hard eyed This shows her seriousness about describing him precisely His impossibly long and very pale neck would seem negative if not for the complementary adjective graceful Also the adverb impossibly gives a sense of special and unusual feeling for the person Besides the use of language the use of punctuation should also be noted There are many commas causing the sentences to seem choppy This would be imitating the feeling of uncertainty and the tension in the situation The uncertainty of the situation is shown in the line about what A kiss Had Richard kissed her or had she Clarissa also the tension created as they had certainly argued Then the reason for the argu ment is explained Clarissa wanted her freedom and Richard wanted well too much It is notable that as Richard wanted too much relating to the kiss the pronoun he is used as didn t he always In this case however the pronoun he seems to more likely indicate every man rather than particularly Richard Thereafter the paragraph ends and the paragraph of the present starts It is not sure whether the abrupt change in Clarissa s characteristic is due to Richard or not Although it is not it is evident that Clarissa once considered and cared about him quite specially Despite of the uncertain reason the change in the Clarissa s characteristic from the past to the present is shown clearly throughout the contrasting structure imagery and language The characteristic includes the thoughts and perception which were unrestricted unfiltered creative and animated in the past whereas in the present they are shown restricted filtered dull and inactive The change is extreme but no particular evidence for the extremity is being suggested except the short scene with Richard Thus this passage not only introduces the setting and the character but also evokes the reader s curiosity What has happened to Clarissa I really really really appreciate for your help Thank you http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarQuestions/zhbvm/post.htm#452365Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:39:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:452365mister micawber1 Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning I didn t quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions Would you please explain the difference again a The plays had been were performed THROUGHOUT the next ten years many times every year in that periodb He had acted had been acting acted DURING the next ten years no indication of frequency of performance in that period2 position of adverbs which ones are correct English Which ones are spoken and which ones are written a He PROBABLY wouldN T have met him informal b He would PROBABLY NOT have met him both c He would PROBABLY have NOT met him both d He would PROBABLY have NEVER met him both e He would PROBABLY NEVER have met him both3 negative past form of I used do it a I used not to do it primarily BrEb I did not use to do it primarily AmE didn t used to also in use i BrE 7 singular or plural a the datE of birth and death is registered inscribed avoid this one it just creates a conundrum b the datES of birth and death are registered OK8 vocabulary tense Would you please tell me if these expressions are correct a Tom feared was afraid was scared that that his body would be incinerated once he WAS dead OKb To act out perform a play Othello was first ACTED OUT at the theatre in OKc early in his career when he justed started working a ses débuts I don t speak Green d does the word play performer exist If it does it should be eschewed Use actor http://www.englishforums.com/English/SomeUnsolvedQuestions/zhbcw/post.htm#452327Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:53:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:452327califjim1 I think you might possibly use uninterruptedly as an adverb modifying continued but the more usual word is the adjective uninterrupted thinking of continued as a linking verb with a meaning similar to was His work continued to be uninterrupted 2 You may recall that the present perfect tense is not used with an expression that indicates a definite time next week is too definite a time to be compatible with the present perfect tense 3 The job may involve traveling It is possible that the job will involve traveling We do not know with any certainty whether traveling will be involved or not The job may well involve traveling It is very likely that the job will involve traveling No one should be the least bit surprised to find that traveling will be involved 4 a John speaks English as well as John CJ http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarQuestions/zhbbb/post.htmWed, 12 Dec 2007 06:14:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:452303anonymousDear teachers Would you please help me with the following difficuties 1 Are my sentences correct but with a different meaning I didn t quite get the nuance between the 2 prepositions Would you please explain the difference again a The plays had been were performed THROUGOUT DURING the next ten years b He had acted had been acting acted THROUGHOUT DURING the next ten years 2 position of adverbs which ones are correct English Which ones are spoken and which ones are written a He PROBABLY wouldN T have met him b He would PROBABLY NOT have met him c He would PROBABLY have NOT met him d He would PROBABLY have NEVER met him e He would PROBABLY NEVER have met him 3 negative past form of I used do it a I used not to do it b I did not use to do it 7 singular or plural a the datE of birth and death is registered inscribed b the datES of birth and death are registered 8 vocabulary tense Would you please tell me if these expressions are correct a Tom was scared that feared that his body would be insinerated once he WAS dead b To act out perform a play Othello was first ACTED OUT at the theatre in c early in his career when he justed started working a ses débuts d does the word play performer exist A thousand thanks Helahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TemporalDirectivesUsingUntil-ClarifyTenseUsage/vpkph/post.htm#410931Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:57:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:410931cliveHi Welcome to the Forum Which one of the following is correct If all are correct what situations would warrant one and not the others Thank you Please do not sit on the couch until you have gotten permission Please do not sit on the couch before you have gotten permission Please do not sit on the couch until you get permission Please do not sit on the couch before you get permission The differences amongst the sentences above are two fold 1 until vs before 2 present tense vs present perfect after the temporal adverb Theyare all correct Often these expressions could be interchanged Any differences here are fairly subtle Here are a few comments First I would say got rather than gotten Both forms are OK I believe gotten is more a feature of American English Until suggests to me that the speaker expects permission to be given I don t feel this so much with before Until also seems to place more stress on the length of the period prior to your getting permisiion The present tense suggests to me more immediacy ie the expected sequence of events is that you get permission and then you immediately quickly sit down The present perfect suggests to me less immediacy ie First you get permission After that you are in a state of having got permission Now anytime you want to you can sit down But as i said often these variations are just interchanged Best wishes Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SimplePastBeingExplicitAbout-Reference/2/vdgbn/Post.htm#350587Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:14:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:350587kooyeen CalifJim wrote Kooyeen Were there any other adverbs with this property nearly always require a perfect tense in BrE Or just just I d be interested because I think there are several I believe already is another for example I was told just yet already ever never had to be used with perfect tenses A sentence like Did you ever see that movie instead of Have you ever seen that movie wouldn t have been accepted at all So I never heard of anything like I just saw it until I started to learn American English by myself As far as I know what I found out perfect tenses are actually the usual ones for those adverbs in BrE In AmE you can use either perfect tenses or the simple past for all of those adverbs The past simple is very common especially for just My personal choices are my style just always with past simple I just saw it yet always with perfect tenses I haven t seen it yet already with both perfect tenses and past simple I ve already seen it I already checked it ever and never practically always with perfect tenses To Barbara I was going to say that I ve already seen it was better before I did a little search on Myspace informal English source and found out that I already saw it is even more common So both should sound alright Strange facts I noticedIt seems some expressions just sounds better with some tenses instead of others One example could be This is the best thing I ve ever seen instead of I ever saw However I know the simple past is sometimes used and I m sure I once heard Look This is the biggest tire I ever saw Other examples could be the verbs know and think You usually say I always knew I already knew I never thought The only difference is between I never knew implies that now I know and I ve never known implies that I still don t know All the others don t imply anything context will make things clear Examples Yeah You did it I always thought you were the best I still think you are the best even though I used the simple past instead of the present perfect I never thought you were a loser and I still don t think you are Oh come on What a loser you are I always thought you were the best That s what I used to think before I saw what a loser you are I never thought you were a loser but I m starting to think you are not so good at doing that This trick that is using simple past instead of present perfect even with always works for other verbs too but I think it s more common with think and know That s all Let me know if I said something odd in this post or if you disagree That s the way I see it I d like to avoid seeing it the wrong way