Now, as for your second question... Past simple vs. Present perfect. First know this. English only has 2 tenses! even though most people think it has many more. The two tenses are present, and past. The other aspects are created using combinations

CalifJim wrote: it seems that a few American English speakers do not distinguish between those uses Actually, the subjective/objective distinction is of extremely little importance to American speakers. Typically "must" is used as an

it seems that a few American English speakers do not distinguish between those uses Actually, the subjective/objective distinction is of extremely little importance to American speakers. Typically "must" is used as an epistemic modal

Milky wrote: Anonymous wrote: In the sentence, "She has to eat salad every day," would "has to" be a helping verb for the action verb "eat?" Initially "to eat" looks like an infinitive, but isn't "has to" another way of saying "must," which

Anonymous wrote: In the sentence, "She has to eat salad every day," would "has to" be a helping verb for the action verb "eat?" Initially "to eat" looks like an infinitive, but isn't "has to" another way of saying "must," which would make it a

"is" doesn't seem to be a verb like (say) "runs" insofar as it isn't qualified by an adverb. If it's ... an adverb: = this food well is = this car well runs *Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary,* 11th ed.,

< It seems to me that the meaning would depend upon the function of the word. To take another verb as an example of this principle, in "I think, therefore I am," the verb "am" is functioning as an intransitive verb, with the