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I m trying to figure out what this sentence is and the Passive Past Perfect Continuous Interrogative is the best that I can think of Where have all the reference books been put It has the have been present part form of the Past Perfect Continuous Would have and been be considered auxiliary here...

Hi How could we tell if a participle in what looks like a past perfect progressive tense is a participle part of the tense or an adjective of a past perfect tense construction The cook had been making cake all day until he was called by the head chef to do other tasks looks to be a good past past...

Hi How could we tell if a participle in what looks like a past perfect progressive tense is a participle part of the tense or an adjective of a past perfect tense construction The cook had been making cake all day until he was called by the head chef to do other tasks looks to be a good past past...

quote user Lone Swordsman All this time John s John has been focused on blah blah blah All this time John s John is focused on blah blah blah quote Passive No There s nothing passive here because there is no agent either implicit or explicit i e there is nobody who is doing something focused is...

Hello Sorry to hear you re feeling uncomfortable with this type of activity But you re not alone I would be too The sentences lack context which makes it difficult to tell when tense changes are necessary and when they are not among other things There is one sentence that is wrong without a doubt...

Hi Anon We are not particularly interested in finding if someone is happy with our answers So I d be happy if does sound aweful to my ears I had made this comment before and I am not sure you were the same poster But I would make another attempt to make this point If you want to be polite Just...

The Change of the Characteristics in the passage from The Hours The passage from the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham is intriguing The passage illustrates the difference between the character s characteristics in different time settings past and present This difference is clearly shown...

Hi Believer I d be happy if someone would answer my question Thanks in advance Are the following 2 sentences correct A I knew that Columbus discovered America in 1492 This is OK The sequence of events is clear B I knew that Columbus had discovered America in 1492 This is OK but the Past perfect...

Clive wrote Hi I d be happy if someone would answer my question Thanks in advance Are the following 2 sentences correct A I knew that Columbus discovered America in 1492 This is OK The sequence of events is clear B I knew that Columbus had discovered America in 1492 This is OK but the Past...

Hi If the sentence had been he d worked for the XYZ company for two years lt lt lt lt Yes but then you have to start looking at the context to see whether the Past Perfect is suitable then we say with certainty that he is definitely not working for that company anymore becasue of the past perfect...