By Negatives, Present perfect

Re: Which sentence is correct?

Hi. For the record, I agree with Clive, but I'd like to try a different analysis, just for the fun of it: "With(out) Compaq, staying home has never been this fun." Core sentence: Staying home has never been this fun. Look at two components and how they relate to the moment of...

Re: questions about logical sequence of the meanings of verb tenses

Hi,I am afraid I didn't understand exactly what you wanted. Hopefully someone else will be able to understand and help you a little more. Anyway, I just wanted to give you a few opinions:I have bought a book for a year. <-- No, this is not good, as you said.You could say:I have lived...

questions about logical sequence of the meanings of verb tenses

Hi, everybody: I have an idea about "the logical sequence of the meanings of all verb tenses" and I am not sure that I am right. Please help me. I think: In the negative forms of all verb tenses, the objects modified by the negative meanings are the original...

Re: Can I say it like these

Anyway, I'm not going to write all those examples again, but the gist of it is that in the affirmative, you can explain a difference between present continuous and present perfect, but in the negative, when something doesn't happen, it doesn't make much difference if it doesn't...

Re: adjective or part of a passive

Yes. I think I understand what you are getting at -- although for non-native speakers some of the guidelines may appear to be circular in nature. According to Palmer (The English Verb), besides the plain vanilla 'passive' with an agent introduced by by (The man was killed by his...

Re: already + negatives

This is a thread to exploit! I am interested in "already" too.Hi Barb,I've always wondered if I could use "already" in negative sentences like those. I don't know why, I think I end up using "already" and in negative structures quite often. I always feel...

Re: until

Yes. That's generally true.And the paraphrase I gave is not the only possible one. Paraphrases using the word before are also good. The idea is the same. Once you get the idea that until expresses a temporal relationship involving the continuance of a certain negative state, you...

Re: since + present perfect tense

It clears up a bit if you make it negative:I haven't received a message since six weeks ago. I haven't received that message since six years ago. In both cases the message may come.

Re: Present Perfect

Anonymous wrote:Hello there,Is there a negative question with 'How long + Present Perfect'?Eg. Is it okay to say: How long haven't you visited your friend?Or it's better to say: How long has it been since you visted your friend?Or both ways are as good?Thank you. The second example is fine. I'd...

Present Perfect

Hello there,Is there a negative question with 'How long + Present Perfect'?Eg. Is it okay to say: How long haven't you visited your friend?Or it's better to say: How long has it been since you visted your friend?Or both ways are as good?Thank you.