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Hi, There is a passage in my English textbook. In this passage there are two sentences with the simple present tense, in which I think the simple past tense should be used, and they are the following: 1. “there is always a toast” 2. “Many parties, social and political...

There is a passage in my English textbook. In this passage there are two sentences with the simple present tense, in which I think the simple past tense should be used, and they are the following: 1. “there is always a toast” 2. “Many parties, social and political discussions...

Hi, My doubt concerns the way I've changed the tenses in each sentence. "Nick sat down, thinking about all that had happened, wondering where it would take him, wondering if it made any sense to stay any longer. He took out his cellphone and began dialing a number, even as a million...

Hi Avangi To me, the word ' if ' is used like ' whenever ' in your sentence, and the word ' will ' is used to indicate a habitual or repeated action (i.e. in that sentence, you are saying it is not your habit to wonder about things such as closed doors while you are on...

Hi Marvin I made my comment about the present perfect because I think it would be far more likely for someone speaking AmE to use the simple past tense ( I broke a/my tooth or I broke one of my teeth ), and because I felt quite sure that the simple past tense is what I'd use most often in a...

In the early Church , Christians would celebrate the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ (known as the saint's "birth day") by serving an All-Night Vigil , and then celebrating the Eucharist over their tomb or place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to...

This situation is a little different than your type III conditional formula is intended for. The speaker is not in Ian's position, so the phrase is a "condition contrary to fact". In that situation a formal speaker or writer would use the subjunctive mood of the verb rather than indicative or...

Hi, Wondering which one is actually correct: 1) We have checked that the document number is __ as you have stated earlier. 2) We have checked that the document number is __ as you stated earlier. Use #2. The 'earlier' makes it a simple statement of a past fact, so just use Simple...

Clive wrote: Hi, Wondering which one is actually correct: 1) We have checked that the document number is __ as you have stated earlier. 2) We have checked that the document number is __ as you stated earlier. Use #2. The 'earlier' makes it a simple statement of a past fact, so...

Hi again, You stated the document number earlier. You had stated the document number earlier. I don't think there is any difference in meaning between those two. The only difference is that the first one is simple past tense, and the other is past perfect tense... There's a...