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Hi my Dear friend,This is Pavan Kumarwould is used to say about determination like " i would finish this work " and another usage is the that is to express past habitual actions "i would go on foot to school when i was studying 8th standard" like that. and could is used to...

Hello. Sorry to hear you're feeling uncomfortable with this type of activity. But you're not alone: I would be, too!The sentences lack context, which makes it difficult to tell when tense changes are necessary and when they are not (among other things).There is one sentence that is wrong...

Hi TomThe the past perfect is frequently not used in reported speech and many grammar books also accept this. The past perfect continuous is probably used even more rarely. Here are my thoughts:First of all, Pucca is right about using 'watching' rather than 'seeing'.Second, we need to know what...

The exercise sentence is in reported speech, also called 'indirect speech/question'. Therefore, the correct answer is B: 'My mother asked what the matter was with me'. The direct question could have been: 'What is the matter with you?'. Your last example is fine.

What is the matter? This asks for the subject I reject this premiss. It doesn't ask for the subject. And (surprise, surprise!) it doesn't really ask for the complement either. It's an idiomatic expression that says "Talk to me about what is bothering you" or "Tell me the problem". The...

Here are the basic rules for comma The Comma (,) The uses of the comma are: Separate a list of items i.e.: Apples, pears, bananas and grapes are fruit Indicates a word in apposition i.e.: The organisation, XYZ Enterprises, sends all members of staff on training at least once a year...

Dear teachers, I'm learning how to build up "sentence transformations" exercises. Would you please help to build sentence (a) so that sentence (b) can be found? 1) a) Would it be possible to build a sentence in direct speech where we could have an expression other than "it's been ages since"? =...

Mr M: You are choosing one interpretation; I have chosen two. JTT: That's my point, Mr M. You have given an interpretation that, I'm afraid to say, just doesn't square with reality. Mr M: A little while ago, he went to the lease renewal office to renew his lease. The clerk told him then that he...

You are choosing one interpretation; I have chosen two. A little while ago, he went to the lease renewal office to renew his lease. The clerk told him then that he couldn't/(can't) renew his lease. He came back and reported to us: 'I just found out that I couldn't/can't renew my lease'. He...

It depends on the context. "Ago" means back in time from *now*, from the moment of speaking. If you say "I went to Europe two years ago", you mean "in 2002", two years back from *now*. In that sentence, "back" (more informal) can also be used if it will be clear to the listener/reader that you...