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When an anon. replies to a post, his/her reply doesn't appear until it has been approved by the moderator. Does the time in the above quoted posting represent the time when the reply was posted or when the posting was approved?I follow the Greewich Mean Time (00:00).

They won't smoke ever since they saw a film on lung cancer. What does "won't" mean here?

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CalifJim wrote:-- Geez! Now you gave me the Dormbrinkler report! Sounds strange to me. How does the present perfect sound to the American ear in this context? Present perfect sounds OK, too (to me), in spite of the extra syllable or two! CJ

Found this great article at the BBC Learning English site: ------------ Generally, we avoid using the continuous form of the passive with the future, present perfect, past perfectfuture perfect and , although present continuous ...

I just found/I've just found ( ) this: "The present perfect is more frequent in British English and the preterite more frequent in American English. The claims often made to that effect have been amply confirmed." The Use of the Perfect and the Preterite and in Present-day English, by Johan...

In the quest of finding out the fine distinctions between the present perfect and the simple past, I'd like to pose the following questions. Any help will be appreciated 1- I ---- your wife in the shopping mall. A) saw B) have seen 2- Who ---- you? A) has called B)...

Pastsimple wrote:Hi,one of the questions you can often find in a questionnaire is "What is your greatest achievement?" People use different grammar structures/tenses etc. when they're answering, e.g.:gerund: losing weight / surviving a tough childhood / etc...present perfect: (that) I've lost...

I wanted to confirm my own understanding of and present perfect and found this: EXAMPLES: I have seen that movie many times.I have never seen that movie.NOTE: When you are using a verb tense with more than one part such as Present Perfect (have seen), adverbs usually come between the first part...

Marius Hancu wrote: J Lewis wrote:Incho suggested earlier. This will be the last time I have posted here.In fact we use the Present Perfect with first, second time, etc. but not with last time.So the original sentence is correct. Incho rightly states that the addition of "will" (or...