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Re: Need help over here.

Mr Wordy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:08:00 GMT

1. Well, "had" is the past tense of the verb "have", but I think you're asking specifically about its use as an auxiliary to form the past perfect tense of other verbs:

I played -- simple past tense

I have played -- present perfect tense

I had played -- past perfect (or pluperfect) tense

So, even though "have" on its own is present tense, it forms a past tense with other verbs. If you do a Google search for these tense names then you will find tons of information on their uses. See, for example, http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html (this page describes the past perfect; all the other tenses are linked down the left hand side).

"I have played football yesterday" isn't right. "have played football" has the general sense of "played football on one or more unspecified occasions in the past", and it doesn't go with "yesterday", which is a specific occasion. Instead you would say "I played football yesterday".

2. "Never" can be used with a variety of different tenses, depending on when the thing in question wasn't/isn't done or didn't/doesn't happen. A couple of examples:

You never told me that you loved me -- means that you didn't tell me in the past, but you might tell me now (or in the future).

You never tell me that you love me -- means that you didn't tell me in the past and you don't tell me now. In other words, the absence of telling continues up to and including the present.

It's not possible to use the present tense with "never before", so "I never do that before" is wrong. It should be "I never did that before" (or "I have never done that before").

Re: since

CalifJim — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:49:11 GMT

The short answer is that if you're talking about not having done something for a certain period of time, use the present perfect after since, and if you're talking about what you did some time ago, use the simple past.
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The long answer.

If the meaning is

I have not ...+en for/in [a while / a long time / N months / ...],
where what you have not done is something that you (still) do occasionally or repeatedly or habitually, i.e., something that happens in "indefinite time",

then the same statement with the clauses "reversed" is

[It has / It's] been [a while / a long time / N months / ...] since I have ...+en.

Examples:

I haven't gone to the movies for a while.
It's been a while since I've gone to the movies.

I haven't seen a good movie in a long time.
It's been a long time since I've seen a good movie.

Shtupfort hasn't written a book on Martian humor in years.
It's been years since Shtupfort has written a book on Martian humor.
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The use of the simple past tends to suggest a one-time event, so the first of the pair doesn't make a lot of sense, not to mention the "reversed" form, which is equally awkward.

*I haven't graduated from high school in a long time.
*It's been a long time since I've graduated from high school.

When a definite event is involved (not a habitual situation), the pair is like this:

I ...+ed [a while / a long time / N months / ...] ago.
It's been [a while / a long time / N months / ...] since I ...+ed.
[Here it is not a question of not having done something for some indefinite period of time.]

I saw that movie a long time ago.
It's been a long time since I saw that movie.
[Note the definiteness of that movie compared with the indefiniteness of a good movie.]

Greenley won the football championship six months ago.
It's been six months since Greenley won the football championship.

My cousin Henry died four years ago.
It has been four years since my cousin Henry died.

To summarize:
... have not done that for a long time >> It's been a long time since ... have done that.
... did that a long time ago >> It's been a long time since ... did that.

These should suffice until all the counterexamples are found.

CJ

P.S. Yes, native speakers do use the simple past at times when they really "mean to use" the present perfect.

Re: Present Participle and Past Participle Tenses....

User_gary — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:37:38 GMT

Tanglish wrote:

Hi all,

I can easily indentified the present, past , future tenses, but I don't know anything about Present Participle and Past Participle Tenses. Could anyone explain me with example and when I have to use that tenses????

Thanks!!!!

[I don't understand exactly what you mean]

Here is some basics that might help you.

Verb has four forms :

prsent simple : Break, hold, make, drink, write

Past simple: Broke, held, made, drank, wrote

Past participle: broken, held, made, drunk, written

Present participle: breaking, holding, making, drinking, writing.

Note : sometimes `simple past' and `past participle' has same forms. e.g. held-held, made-made.

As I told you above, Present participle is `ing' form of verbs.

Present participle is used to write `present progressive', `present perfect progressive', `past progressive', `past perfect progressive, `future progressive', `future perfect progressive'.

E.g. I am reading books. [Here `reading' is present participle] [It is present progressive sentence]

I have been playing football for five hours. [Here `playing is present participle, `been' is past participle] [It is present perfect progressive sentence]

Past participle is used to write `perfect tenses' e.g. (Present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future perfect, future perfect progressive)

e.g. I have made this book. [here `made' is past participle] [It is present perfect sentence]

I have been asking questions for 7 hours. [here `been' is past participle, `asking' is present participle] [It is present perfect progressive sentence]

Re: what is the difference between "did" and "does"

Nmurugeshan2nev — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:44:38 GMT

Did is used in the Simple Past Tense.

E.g. (1) I went to school. (Simple Past)

= I did go to school.

(2) Raju came late. (Simple Past)

= Raju did come late.

(3) We played football. (Simpe Past)

= We did play football.

Does and Do is used for Simple Present Tense.

(Does for single person, Do for more than one person except subject `I')

(1) I go to school. (Simple Present)

= I do go to school.

(2) Raju come late. (Simple Present)

= Raju does come late.

(3) I come late. (Simple Present)

= I do come late.

(4) We play football. (Simple Present)

= We do play football.

Re: What is the difference between the past continuous tense and the simple p..

pieanne — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:58:52 GMT

Voltaire101 wrote:

I can differe make the difference between the present continuous tense and the simple present tense.

The difference is :

- The simple present tense is used for a repeated or habitual action that happens always or often or usually. In these cases you'll have an adverb or a complement that tells you you have to use it. Or you use it to express truths that cannot be changed (water boils at 100Â°)

- The present continuous tense is used for an action that is still continuing now. Rather "an action that is happening right now. No continuing for the present continuous tense.

but I can't differe make the difference between the past continuous tense and the simple past tense.

When we use the past continuous tense, we use it as these sentences:

1- The teacher was giving us a lesson.

2- A year, ago I was working in London.

And we use the simple past tense as these sentences:

1- The thief picked his pocket.

2- I passed the river yesterday.

There is no context to all of these sentences, and context gives you the hint for the tense you have to use.

.................

We can also use the simple past tense with the past continuous tense as these sentences:

1- The teacher was giving us a lesson when a little dog walked into the room.

2 - While we were having supper,all the lights went out.

3- All the lights went out while we were having supper.

4 - Harry did his homework while the other boys were playing football.

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Ok , what is the problem If I say :

1- The teacher gave us a lesson when a little dog walked into the room. Looks as if the teacher gave you a lesson during the very short time it took the little dog to walk into the room; 10 seconds?

2- While we had supper,all the lights went out.

3- All the lights went out while we had supper.

4 - Hrry did his homework while the other boys played football.

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When to use the simple past tense and when to use the present cotinuous tense?

What is the difference between the past continuous tense and the simple p..

Voltaire101 — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:48:59 GMT

I can differe between the present continuous tense and the simple present tense.

The diference is :

- Th simple present tense is used for a repeated or habitual action that happen always or often or usually.

- Th present cotinuous tense is used for an action that is still contiuing now.

but I can't differe between the past continuous tense and the simple past tens.

When we use the past cotinuous tense, we use it as these sentences:

1- The teacher was giving us a lesson.

2- A year, ago I was working in London.

And we use the simple past tense as these sentences:

1- The thief picked his pocket.

2- I passed the river yesterday.

.................

We can also use the simple past tense with the past cotinuous tense as these sentences:

1- The teacher was giving us a lesson when a little dog walked into the room.

2 - While we were having supper,all the lights went out.

3- All the lights went out while we were having supper.

4 - Hrry did his homework while the other boys were playing football.

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Ok , what is the problem If I say :

1- The teacher gave us a lesson when a little dog walked into the room.

2- While we had supper,all the lights went out.

3- All the lights went out while we had supper.

4 - Hrry did his homework while the other boys played football.

..................

When to use the simple past tense and when to use the present cotinuous tense?

Re: Needs to be confirmed

CalifJim — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:16:38 GMT

If I weren't interested in football I wouldn't have minded watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening.

The "Type 1 Conditional" form is:

If I am not interested in football, I won't mind watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening. (Note that the future "won't" and the past "yesterday" are contradictory, and this sentence does not make any sense.)

The so-called "Type 2 Conditional" form has the simple past in the "if" clause, except for the verb "to be", which in the Type 2 Conditional form is always "were", not "was".

So the Type 2 Conditional form of this would be:

If I weren't interested in football, I wouldn't mind watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening. (Note: not "wasn't", because "to be" is an exception. And "wouldn't minded" is not correct.) But Type 2 is also a sort of future - a hypothetical future, let's say. So this sentence does not make any sense either because of the "yesterday".

The Type 3 Conditional form would be:

If I hadn't been interested in football, I wouldn't have minded watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening. ("have minded" makes it past, so this sentence is OK with "yesterday".) This sentence says, "I did mind watching the film".

The example sentence is, as you have seen, neither Type 2 nor Type 3. It is an exceptional case, which is also correct. We can call it Type 4 if you like! In fact, we can list at least five types, although most books list only the three most common.

1: IF present, will ...
2: IF past, would ...
3: IF past perfect, would have ...

4: IF past, would have ... (IF Type2 - Type 3 mixed)
5: IF past perfect, would ... (IF Type 3 - Type 2 mixed)

Type 4:

If I spoke Japanese, I would have translated the documents for you.
If I were smart, I would have bought that book when it was on sale.
And the example that started this thread:
If I weren't interested in football I wouldn't have minded watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening.

Type 5.

If George had taken those math courses last year, he would now be much farther along in earning his degree.
If Marge had won the prize money, she would already be spending it on new clothes.
If he had seen the film, he would know what we're talking about.

Hope this helped you more than it complicated your life!

See http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html for a variety of examples, some of which were the models for mine above.

Needs to be confirmed

redkiddy — Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:02:11 GMT

I have written this post reply,but i haven't taken an answer yet,,,Can you clarify me ,,,,Am I wrong or right???

Re: Sentence check (Guest:Kamila)
Posted: 09-16-2004 02:14 PM
Hello friends:
In this subject I am surprised or I had known wrongly

If I wasn't interested in football, I wouldn't have minded watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening

it is type2: if +simple past , would/could/might/should V1
so if it is type2 it should be
"If I wasn't interested in football, I wouldn't minded watching ............

if it is type3 it should be
"if I hadn't been interested in football , I wouldn't have minded watching the film .........

please clarify me.........

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Re: Sentence check (Guest:Kamila)

redkiddy — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:14:04 GMT

hello friends
in this subject i am surprised or i had known wrongly
If I wasn't interested in football, I wouldn't have minded watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening
it is type2: if +simple past , would/could/might/should V1
so if it is type2 it should be
"If I wasn't interested in football, I wouldn't minded watching ............
if it is type3 it should be
"if I hadn't been interested in football , I wouldn't have minded watching the film .........

please clarify me.........