http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPast+tenses+tag%3aConversational+English&tag=Past+tenses,Conversational+English&orTags=0Search results for 'tag:Past tenses tag:Conversational English' matching tags 'Past tenses' and 'Conversational English'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3170.31378)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelloGuys/cncqw/post.htmFri, 02 Jun 2006 10:21:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:231769Problematicme<P>hi im problematicme .. tats my alias hehe ~</P> <P>My real name is Zara and i'm from Singapore ~ i have a problem with my conversational english because im used to speak <FONT color=#0000ff>singlish</FONT>, or in another term local english .... kinda polluted unpure english ...</P> <P>hmmm ... im still having some problems with my grammer when speaking the language ... mostly im having a problem with TENSES !!! such as positive past tense , negative past tense , continuous past tense ... etc etc ... T_T</P> <P>i have a feeling tat the reason my tongue began to numb out when trying to speak english is because im not confident about my grammer and ended up stuttering ...</P> <P>help ..</P> <P>sincerely problematicme</P>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentOrPastTense/pkxx/post.htm#76837Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:01:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:76837KitThank you for your comments, Vince. I share the same thought as you.<img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile [:)]" /> <br /> <br />I came across someone using past tense like the example as follows and I wonder if it's grammatical. <br /> <br /><BLOCKQUOTE><table width="85%"><tr><td class="quoteTable"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" class="txt4"> <br />A: 1 + 1 = 11 <br />B: You *were* wrong. <br /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE> <br /> <br />If anyone thinks otherwise, please feel free to comment. <br /> <br />Very often, contract form is used in conversational English, like it's, we're, you're, etc. And it makes it difficult for English learner like me to understand if the statement is referring to past or present tense. <br /> <br />Thanks. <br /> <br />Kit <br /> <br />