It can be put in present perfect and past perfect using "if" like this: If the train have already left , we shall/will take the next train. (formal present perfect subjunctive) If the train had already left , we should/would

Now if I look up "are," the dictionary tells me that it is the present plural of "be." But what I would expect is that it would tell me that it is the present plural of "am" or "is" because those are the

Is the statement I had been to London last week correct? What is its tense? It's past perfect, and it's not correct. The past perfect tense measures time from a point in the past, and "last week" measures time from the moment of

No, this is incorrect. Past perfect should be used carefully. It signifies past events with one preceeding another. I had lived in England for 10 years before relocating to Hong Kong 6 month ago. For your sentence, a simple past tense " I

* I work from 6.00am until 1.00pm every day. - Present simple, a routine (P) * Snow melts when the temperature rises. - Present simple (I), 'a scientific or general truth.' * She has been married for one year. - Present perfect (J) * At 10.30 I

Quite a simple exercise this. I'm pretty sure I've got all these right, but not too sure to post my answers here! If anybody could make corrections I would be grateful for your time. Thanks, Matt. 1. Chris had been working for ten

Hey, just finished this exercise, but was a little unsure about my answers. I'd be grateful if anyone could offer me a little marking expertise :) Cheers, Matt. 1. When I arrived at the station, the train had gone. - PAST PERFECT 2. Have

Hi. In what sentential context would this sentence by Moivile be correct? Does it express a regret about something happened in the past like a past action or situation? Is it correct to use past perfect with the word "since" in a

I think this is suitable  Until you came yesterday, I hadn't known that you would. You need to take into consideration that the past perfect is used to describe something happened before something in the past. For example, Untill she spoke I

What topics in English are relevant to this? There are four wrong answers and one right one (D). That means there are at least four topics in English that are relevant to working out the answer. There are four choices that you should be able to