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Thank you for your comments and advice, both RayH and Clive As Clive says, what you say makes sense to me. Probably a) and d) may be ambiguous and readers may refer to them as "present tense," not "present perfect tense." Thank you for pointing it out! However, as RayH...

a) Use the present and past perfect tenses. (This is probablly the best, isn't it?)b) Use the present perfect and the past perfect tense. (Is it grammatially okay?)c) Use the present perfect and past perfect tenses. (How about this??)d) Use the present and the past perfect tense. (Is it also...

In the sentence below, should I have used a simple past as opposed to using the past perfect tense?He sent me an e-mail asking why we hadn't sent a copy of the invoice to him yet.Thank you.

Hi,Undoubtedly because of prior context. Can you still provide it?? - A.Also, take a look at Huevos' post on the previous page. He talks about certain narrative styles.In either case, it would be very helpful to see what has gone before.

I came across this:"I had indeed seen scavengers: small, burrowing creatures that feed upon carrion. Unlike most animals of this type, however, they are extremely aggressive and will not hesitate to attack those unfortunate enough to encounter them. Scavengers have powerful legs which they...

Hi,When I use "have" do I put "ed" on "kill?" Yes, use 'ed' with a regular verb. What you are talking about is how to form the Present Perfect tense.When I look at your sentences below, I can see that you need to review the Present Perfect (and the Past...

Beta, Sure we can discuss but I thought you were not sure which one was correct, at least this is the impression I got. (Bob and I went for a walk.). I had trouble keeping up with him because he was walking so fast This is a rather simple sentence. I understand your thinking pattern because...

Hi folks!I have a terrible problem to understand how to use the following verbs in English:Past Perfect, Present Perfect, Past Continous, Present Perfect Continous...The problem is the grammar rule for talk about- an action that is running and another action stop it;- an action before another...

I agree, that book should be used to light up the fireplace. There are good books and plenty of bad ones.The books are only as good as the people who have written them.On that note, my read to the original sentence has past perfect ringing in my ear.A minute of complete silence had passed when...

They are all correct. For lengthier discussions with lots of examples of the use of the past perfect tense after before, see Re: before past perfect tense , past tense and Re: Past Simple or Past Perfect. This is a common pattern for expressing "interruptive relationships" between...