Hi Tinanam0102 You asked about the word "it", but you also underlined "it" twice, and "it" refers to different things in each case. Here is my opinion: "it had intended" it = the (Spanish) government The

Hi, Yes. But you need a context in which it makes sense to use the Past Perfect. Best wishes, Clive

doesn’t have to be ““If it had not been for” have to is such a strong expression! No. Actually, it doesn't absolutely have to be If it had not been for . The substitute clause If it weren't for is often used instead, even though it's

Thanks for the post, the sentence was in fact from a documentary video on Malcolm Forbes. I think I get what you mean correctly, but let me just elaborate on my thinking process so I am not on a wrong track (correct any part that you notice is

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

Hello, I'm confused about the sentence "I wish you had never been born." I don't quite get why the "had" is used.. is that making the sentence have past perfect tense? Or does it have something to do with

1. There is no objection to the use of time words with the past perfect tense. The objection is when these words are used with the present perfect tense. You may, however, if you wish, replace "last week" with "the previous

Why didn't you just say you haven't read the book. Why didn't you just say you hadn't read the book. Again one is present perfect and the other is past perfect but what's the difference between the two sentences?

There is no true inversion involved (as in forming a question), although you may consider some of the movements of constituents to be inversions. _______________ First, let's disambiguate the pronouns that refer to the council. He said that

I told my mom she has gotten a ticket for not speaking English. OR I told my mom she had gotten a ticket for not speaking English. What's the difference between the two sentences? I know one is present perfect and the other past perfect but