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In formal writing pepole use past simple tense.But i have seen many times books and other articles includes sentenceswhich have been made of "would"...I know that "would" is used in conditional clauses.Where as i realy want to know what are the situations where i can use...

Hi,Yes, I see you're quite confused. Fandorin has already told you that "had came" does not exist. Shall I try and repeat with different words what he meant?Have a look at any dictionary. It will show you the three forms of this verb: come, came, comeThe first "come" is...

LOL! What a... typo? Nah, that's neither a mistake nor a typo! It seems something much more serious! Should I worry?I corrected it, thanks.

Hi, and welcome to Englishforums. You seem to be interested in the difference between the past simple and the present perfect. You might want to try our search function, which is in the top right corner (Search). There are several threads about this... In fact, it's possibly the most asked...

Hi teachers,Could you possibly tell me whether there is any difference between the past simple and past perfect in this sentence: They did not know each other until I introduced them.(simple past) They did not know each other until I had introduced them.(past perfect)Thank you in advance

In an excellent advanced grammar book, Exploring Grammar in Context by Carter & Hughes & McCarthy, this exercise was given on the present perfect.(page 7, exercise 4, item c)Choose between the present perfect and past simple tneses for the verbs in brackets. If you think both are equally...

Hi!I've got a problem connected with the difference between these two pairs of sentences. I hope you can help me.1.I painted my room yeaterday./I read a book yesterday.2. I was painting my room yesterday./I was reading a book yesterday.It's obvious that in the case of (2), I focus on the action...

Newbie2007 wrote: Quangtn03 wrote: Hi newbie."I wish you will have..." is a true conditional sentence. I think this is a letter so the writer have a wish for his friend.The latter is "I wish you will be happy", not "I wish be happy". He write for friend not for himself. Are you ok? Tell me what...

Hi, He has spent money with gay abandon...(Cambridge Advanced Dictionary) He spent money with gay abandon. Well, what is the difference between the two? First, let's look at a simpler pair of examples. Mary has cooked dinner. Mary cooked dinner. Do you know the difference between these?...

He has spent money with gay abandon...(Cambridge Advanced Dictionary) He spent money with gay abandon. Well, what is the difference between the two?