Dear friends, just a small remark on the subject. While the forms are interchangeable, using simple past is still considered a feature of American English, and one is more likely to hear the simple perfect counterpart in educated British English.

Can we use the present perfect tense with the word now ? I would really appreciate your inputs. After what you have explained, now I have learned its usage. (in the sense that "After what you have explained, now I know its usage.)

Be nice to Linda. She just got dumped by her boyfriend and found out her car repair is going to be over a grand. She is needing some TLC right now. -- situations like that might work. Yup. To me, this is reminiscent of the use of the

Hi, I'm Zand from China. I like the English language very much and would like to make friends you guys. One of my dreams is to speak like native English speakers. I like British English best. And if you would like to learn Chinese, feel free

Could you please help me to complete a chat of British teenage friends with the phases that best fit it. For each gap choose either A or B. A: (1)__ B: Yeah, great! I’ve decided to (2)________________ to a new iPod. A: (3)

3) All the class is going to be punished, because someone has written an offensive anonymous essay. You know, I am not even sure that Present Perfect is necessary in this sentence :P. Isn't it optional in AmE and BrE? I used it on purpose,

Dear friend, as Mr Micawber said, style manual disagree on the usage of quotation marks (known as 'inverted commas' in British English). In the American system, a single mark designates the embedded quotation, contrasting with the double

Do not use "u" for "you" except when reducing the number of letters typed is of paramount importance. The word "I" is always capitalised. " I asked you for your number because I thought we were

Dear teachers and friends... Could you tell which sentences sound more natural in both American and British English: Have you heard the "Ladies night out" joke? Have you heard of the "Ladies night out" joke? Have you heard