Dear TT, Thank you for trying to help me understand the above. Sometimes, I got confused after I had learned more about it. :P Someone has sent me an email, and he wrote " Okay, can we have a discussion online at 2pm CET?", but he forgot

. You are printing a certificate which states a factual event in historical time. The verb tense you use has nothing to do with when you conceive, print or present the certificate. Use the simple past with the date service began and the date

Hello, Hoa Thai. As always, it's been interesting to read through your post! «The issue we have been dealing with here boils down to one question – “In one sentence, grammatically and semantically, could we use both simple past and

Dear all, For whatever its worth – Here is my opinion as I promised to deliver: The issue we have been dealing with here boils down to one question – “In one sentence, grammatically and semantically, could we use both simple past and

Amy, Thank you for taking the time for the detailed explanation. I understand and in principle agree with almost everything you said. However, there is still some kind of glitch in our thoughts interpreting that particular sentence. Either my

Yankee wrote: Hi Tam I 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

Hi, Ali. This is a really nice essay, and I know exactly what you mean about perfumes! You need a little atTention to your grammar, word order and tenses, so let's try and help out. You have used the present continuous for a lot. (the 'ing'