In Numbers^x, Present perfect^x, Present tenses^x

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...

i. Our basketball team tried hard but was defeated in the long run. Nobody could say anything. "All that can be done has been done ," said the coach. can I change it to "had been done"? As I think it is a past event .-- No. It is not a past event. Be carefula bout can and has done. It is...

I was told that there are twelve tenses in English: 1: Simple Present Tense 2: Present Perfect Tense 3: Present Progressive Tense 4: Present Perfect Progressive Tense 5: Simple Past Tense 6: Past Perfect Tense 7: Past Progressive Tense 8: Past Perfect...

The present tenses (present (simple) and present progressive) can express future time in English, not just the will form. The idiom going to also expresses future time. She the television, I'll pay him, and not a minute sooner. (completion of a task) CJ

WANG CHUN wrote: 1. A ncient and modern human beings use their great intelligence to invent machines that help people lead a comfortable and convenient life. My problem with this sentence is that it is not possible for ancient human beings to do anything any more, so using the present...

I am a native speaker of (United States) English. I would add that both sentences are grammatically correct, but semantically different. The wording and structure make me think the intended meaning is: 1. Films engage in an activity: focusing on journalism. 2. Since films focus on...

1. Is it OK to say: "I already have my ID number!" ? I think OK. 2. Can we use already with the simple present tense? Could you give any other examples? Yes, 'already' can go with the present tense when the verb is stative. (EX) I already know it. (EX) Here it's already winter. 3. Which are...

With 'present perfect' do I use 'would' or 'will' afater 'that'? 1. So, far we have not met any feature that would allow us to group together arbitrary numbers of items. (This is the one used in the book.) 2. So, far we have not met any feature that will allow us to group together...

Playing to Win by Margaret A. Whitney 1 My daughter is an athlete. Nowadays, this statement won’t strike many parents as unusual, but it does me. Until her freshman year in high school, Ann was only marginally interested in sport of any kind. When she played, she didn’t swing hard,...

For my home grammar assignment I am to "describe the form of the verb phrases in the following sentences (:finiteness, tense, modality, aspect, voice): 1. The house had been painted a bright red before it was sold. 2. Pigeons will be nesting on the statue's head. 3. It is good to have seen...