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When he screams, does it make sense when i write upon? and were it says frolicked, is it the write tense?Please woudl you check/improve it for me:Before I sat down again, I went to grab a book from the book shelf which was in the front room, as I reached for the book ‘Great Expectations’ by...

Hi MariusYou are right. There are lots of examples. I'll have to reword what I said: In my opinion I have got to do this is incorrect if used in the past tense.CB

CoolBreeze said:>I have got to do this is not used in the past tense and only the affirmative form is possibleI wouldn't be so sure. "I had got to do" is found in BrE, these are just some examples from the BBC, if you need something from the literature I'm sure I saw it...

From OALD:awake / awaken / wake up / wakenWake (up) is the most common of these verbs. It can mean somebody has finished sleeping:What time do you usually wake up?or that somebody or something has disturbed your sleep:The children woke me up. I was woken (up) by the telephone.The verb awake is...

I think when we write an essay about literature, we use 'present tense' no matter if the literature itself is in past tenseNot at all.And you are not creating reported speech when writing an essay; you are narrating the story.Do your example this way:Ben always remembers his glory in high school:...

I think when we write an essay about literature, we use 'present tense' no matter if the literature itself is in past tense. But for example, "Ben suddenly recalled his high school life. When he was in the ninth grade, he was very popular. But now, he was not. He was such an ordinary man. No one...

---------- After a past indicative tense form the distinction of meaning between present and past tense forms usually disappears entirely: She desired that he might come at once. We demanded that the burden should be removed. In recent literature and present colloquial usage,...

Thank you, Nona de Brit. The blue answers are my alternatives. I have two questions about these exercises. 1. If you visit the Lincoln Memorial, you will see a giant statue of Lincoln _dominating_/which/that dominates_ (dominate) the center of the Memorial. 2. The Washington Monument...

Nef wrote: Hi, Aperisic I think I understand why you prefer the original sentence using present perfect tense, rather than the original sentence using simple past tense. But there is nothing wrong with using the simple past tense itself. If you want to be very clear about the time you saw...

I'm not a teacher, but I hope I can help you. 1. Mathematics has never been my favourite subject. Correct. 2. The news printed in that paper is never accurate.Correct. 3. A second series of books on American literature is being planned by the publisher. Correct. 4. Two gallons of paint...