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time of the anon. posting

Jackson6612 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:04:28 GMT

Anonymous #48075 Tue, 18 Jun 09 26:27 PM

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).

Re: correct sentences 24/11

Teo — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:09:54 GMT

They won't smoke ever since they saw a film on lung cancer.

What does "won't" mean here?

Re: correct sentences 24/11

Teo — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:09:49 GMT

http://forums.eslcafe.com/student/viewtopic.php?t=22113&highlight=

Re: Pucca's expressions - I understood it now

CalifJim — Thu, 31 May 2007 01:48:09 GMT

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

Re: Future continuous tense into passive voice?

Marius Hancu — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:53:06 GMT

Found this great article at the BBC Learning English site:
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Generally, we avoid using the continuous form of the passive with the future, present perfect, past perfectfuture perfect and , although present continuous and past continuous are quite common and sound quite natural in the passive voice.

The passive:

For the purpose of the chart below I have used the verb to clean, but there are obviously many other possibilities:

	Simple	Continuous
Present:	It is cleaned...	It is being cleaned...
Past:	It was cleaned..	It was being cleaned
Future:	It will be cleaned...	* * ***
Present Perfect:	It has been cleaned...	* * ***
Past Perfect:	It had been cleaned...	* * ***
Future Perfect:	It will have been cleaned	* * ***

Study these further examples of use and note how we avoid using the continuous form of the passive in the final four tenses listed:

This toilet at Terminal One is in frequent use and is cleaned every four hours. It is being cleaned now, so you'll have to use the one that is situated opposite the British Airways check-in desk.
My daughter's portrait was delivered to my house in London before I arrived home. I didn't expect this to happen as it was still being painted when I began my journey back.
You will be told when to board the plane in due course. An announcement will be made, don't worry. And one of my colleagues will be accompanying you all the way to Guadalajara. (NOT: You will be being accompanied...)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv119.shtml

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Re: Is the present perfect being shown the door?

milky — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:52:19 GMT

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 Elsness.

Source used: LOB/BUC corpora.

simple past and present perfect (distinctions)

Diamondrg — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:33:52 GMT

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) called

3- She ---- up with an interesting idea!

A) came B) has come

4- I ---- that.

A) haven't known B) didn't know

5- Well, many ESL learners find it difficult to choose which tense to use, simple past or present perfect. Apart from the general guidelines supplied in the coursebooks or grammars, how do you decide which tense to use? the past - present relation requiring the present perfect does not seem to be covering all of its usages. I did my math homework. I have done my math homework. In both cases, my homework is ready to inspection by the teacher, isn't it? Why do you use one rather than the other? or "I would never treat my relatives in the way that Jim has treated his relatives." Why not "treated"? As you see, I wonder the real trick. or am I making it sound more difficult than it really is!

Re: Answers in a questionnaire

Goodman — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:43:49 GMT

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 weight / (that) I've...

past simple: I was accepted as a student at ... / I was accepted as...

Could you please answer the following questions?

1. Does the last example imply that the person's days at university are over? I'd say so.

2. Would you write "I survived a tough childhood" or "I've survived a tough childhood"? I'd go for the former. (To me "I survived a tough childhood" is just a fact about the past (i.e. I survived and it's over) whereas "I've survived a tough childhood", if correct, means "Look, I'm here and I'm alive" to me in the context of this questionnaire)

3. Would "I lost weight" sound odd? I'd say so - to me, it implies that the person has put on weight again. Therefore, losing weight couldn't be considered an achievement here.
(note on 2 and 3: if you lose weight, you can put it on again BUT when you survive your childhood, you can't "unsurvive" it - i.e. die in your childhood)

4. What about "being accepted as a student at..."? Sounds completely OK to me.

5. If you were still studying at that university, would you always use the present perfect version - "I've been accepted"? Would the past simple be possible at all here in this case? To be honest, it doesn't sound that bad to me.

6. What would be your general guidelines as to when to use the gerund / past simple / present perfect in the answer? I'd say:
a. gerund - universal
b. past perfect - in achievements like losing weight , i.e. the achievement may not be permament, it's still valid
c. past simple - all except b.

I'm not sure how the "accepted as a student" example would fit in, though.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I've just reread my post. How come the "be" precedes the subject in my question (#6)? I'm quite sure it's OK that way.

By the way, I've heard people say:

"What would/will be the result if.... ?" and "What would/will the result be if...?"

It's indeed a strange thing this position of "be" in questions with the future simple / present perfect simple / conditional....

gerund: losing weight could be a great achievement for someone weighing a quarter of a tone!

present perfect: I've lost a little weight lately. This implies he is not as heavy as before. Perfect tense is fine.

past simple: I was accepted as a student at UCLA before I graduated high school. âok to me.

Could you please answer the following questions?

1. Does the last example imply that the person's days at university are over? I'd say so.

I disagree. Consider this: what if the person was making this statement while he is in his second year of college? To determine the right answer to your question, it would have to depend on the full context.

2. Would you write "I survived a tough childhood" or "I've survived a tough childhood"?

I survived / suffered a tough childhood. This implied you are now an adult. Childhood is over. Unless you have additional events tied to your childhood. i.e. I had survived / suffered a tough childhood between my parentsâ devoice and remarriage.

3. Would "I lost weight" sound odd? I'd say so - to me, it implies that the person has put on weight again. Not necessarily true. Consider this: Mary started a dietary and exercise program 3 months ago. Yesterday, she weighed and found herself 25 pounds lighter. She could say â I lost weigh!â. Thatâs why we canât determine the right answer with a one-liner.

4. What about "being accepted as a student at..."? Sounds completely OK to me.

Ok to me tooâ¦

5. If you were still studying at that university, would you always use the present perfect version - "I've been accepted"? Would the past simple be possible at all here in this case? To be honest, it doesn't sound that bad to me. " src="/emoticons/emotion-5.gif">

If you are still in high school and you are telling your friend that you have been accepted by UCLA, itâs perfectly fine. In fact, past simple wonât work well in this case.

6. What would be your general guidelines as to when to use the gerund / past simple / present perfect in the answer? I'd say:
a. gerund - universal
b. past perfect - in achievements like losing weight , i.e. the achievement may not be permament, it's still valid
c. past simple - all except b.

Itâs not a simple answer. You have to put the gerund or questions about the tense in context with the sentence. Itâs not possible to give you a guideline. Itâs too vague.

Re: easy english sentence check (urgent)

Goodman — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:19:22 GMT

I wanted to confirm my own understanding of [ago] 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 and the second part (have never seen).

USE 1 Unspecified Time Before Now

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with time expressions such as "yesterday," "one year ago," "last week," "when I was a chlid," "when I lived in Japan," "at that moment," "that day" or "one day." We CAN use the Present Perfect with expressions like "ever," "never," "once," "many times," "several times," "before," "so far," "already" and "yet."

Re: This will be the last time I post here (future)

Marius Hancu — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:42:00 GMT

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 "going to", for that matter) expresses determination.

Well, one should say then, to be strict in terms of tenses:

This will be the last time I will have posted here.

But of course the simplified versions posted by CJ are more common.

Perhaps I should've placed this more clearly in the future in order for this to make more sense:

At 8PM, when everything will be done, this will be the last time I will have posted here.