Dear friends, just a small remark on the subject. While the forms are interchangeable, using simple past is still considered a feature of American English, and one is more likely to hear the simple perfect counterpart in educated British English.

3) All the class is going to be punished, because someone has written an offensive anonymous essay. You know, I am not even sure that Present Perfect is necessary in this sentence :P. Isn't it optional in AmE and BrE? I used it on purpose,

I wrote by myself, so it might have a lot of grammar mistakes...I really need your help,any proffesor check my grammar, sentence,pls. I could tell that my friend was excited by the looks of her face. Natalie was going in for the talent

Hi, I need this sentence checked.. please help me point out any grammar mistakes: "Since last time, she has always been in America but she would always travel to many cities with her friend. She would drive and her friend would show her

I have arrived in the United States in December of 2002 I have arrived in the United States in December of 2002 ; I left Brazil in a hot and humid summer season to leave in Connecticut under a very cold, wind and white winter (you leave Brasil or

A. Underline the verb or verbs and identify the tense/s. ( 9 pts ) Tina was sleeping when I entered the room. _ past tense __ past continuous OR past tense of was plus past participle (as adj.) / entered past tense Jose watches television every

I have answered the questions below, but can someone please advise if these arwe correct, Also is there more then 1 verb in any of the sentences that i have not identified. also i have idebntified the tense, but are these correct, or should they

What logic? Both 'pavilion' and 'canceled' follow normal spelling rules; a double L would be unnecessary in the first case, and wrong in the second. What spelling rules? In fact, why is it "spelling" why isn't this

But then, there's that "suppose." I don't think it'd be used in a simple past construction. And the part about "mate shopping" doesn't sound American to me. It may, however, be a term I just haven't yet

Maria Conlon wrote in message Of course there wouldn't be any irony. "Drup" is the correct past tense for "drap," isn't it? "drup" is the past participle of "drip": drip/drap/drup... Hmm. If I