Thank you Clive for the critique. For the New York sentence, is there anything wrong or misleading in the construction that needs to be reworded. After the rewording, the original past perfect context has been erased. Maybe I tried too hard to

The following is a line from a documentary film: "The Rockerafella fortune had begun over a hundred years earlier with Nelson's grandfather, John D Rockafella, the founder of the Standard Oil Corporation." I'm confused about the

I would like someone to confirm my thoughts on the following sentence, to see if I am on the right track or am just in fantasy lala land, going off on a tangent: "Because Malcolm had never become a cutthroat CEO, he had few enemies." I

As soon as you see her, you say: Finally! I've been waiting so long! You use the present tense because there is no reason to use the past perfect unless there is a past reference point. The reference point is the moment she arrived, which can

I' m travelling to London next week. - Present Continuous - Future I wish I had more time to finish this exercise. - Past Simple - Present When you have finished , you can go home. - Present Perfect - Future Gorbachev Calls for Peace Summit. -

Hi, I have just finished my assignment concerning sentences tenses and time references. It was a little difficult, but I managed. It would be great, if someone could tell me if I am on the right track. Feedback would be greatly appreciated Thank

1. Uncle Joe and his family have decided to stay at our house during the December holiday.-- 3rd person plural subject ( 'Uncle Joe and his family' = they) 2. Uncle Joe and his family had decided to stay at our house during the December holiday

Hi Anon: If you look in any English language reference book under verb tenses, you will find the answer to your question. "be" is a helping verb (auxilliary) for the passive voice of verbs, and "have" is the helping verb for

Another clear expplanation. Thank you vey much!!

It makes perfect sense, Jim. As it always does. Thank you so much.