By Gerunds, Present perfect

1. to steal the showa) Jack Nicholson stole the show in Batman. (question: is it possible to use this idiom as far as idioms are concerned? question2: would it be better to use here the pres. perfect?) I think this is fine, though when talking about movies (especially describing action), we...

"have" is used for present perfect. Get Swan, Practical English Language, and read up. <>Or do some searches here (top right corner) for present perfectand come back after that. Yes, killed and talking are participles (but different ones, past for the first, present/gerund...

Hello Sunilghai-- and welcome to English Forums. You can start your English learning by spelling properly: the word is spelt 'people'.1) "Like most of the peoples who shifted to Delhi rather than been born here." -- This phrase is incorrect; it should read 'like most of the people who moved to...

My two cents worth... Be very specific with the context and how to use the expression "to burn a book". Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. The reader may see books being burned! Although it may mean you are studying very hard. You can burn a few hours by reading...

Hi,I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect. Sometimes used as an adjective.Studying history is a good way to waste your time. - Gerund. A verb used as a noun.Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. - Present...

Maybe: 1. Being hit with a hammer isn't much fun. — present passive gerund. 2. His having been hit with a hammer was probably responsible for his confused condition. — present perfect passive gerund. 3. There is no reason to suspect they automatically believed he was imprisoned there, as...

Hi, 1. Can I say "Would you mind (me) opening the window" ? Why not? We say it a lot, but many people who love grammar feel that it is more correct to use a possessive with the gerund opening', in the same way that you would say 'Do you mind my question?'2. "I regret selling my old flat" -...

In this case, I think gerund is OK. at least statistics read so. "started to hate" site:bbc.co.uk = 6 "started hating" site:bbc.co.uk = 10 "started to hate" site:nytimes.com = 2 "started hating" site:nytimes.com = 9 here PS: What seems to me not to be working in this sentence is the present...

Simple present. They all form a logical pattern. You are wrong about present perfect, by the way. am, is, are + -ing Present continuous was, were + -ing Past continuous am, is, are + anything else Simple present was, were + anything else Simple past has, have + been + -ing ...

Hi CS"The point is that the people being asked have no idea whether they want it or not."'Being' is not a gerund in the original sentence. To me the sentence means that someone is currently asking people questions about whether they want something or not, and these people are answering that...