By Past tenses, Learning English

Hi,... and somebody says it's subjunctive. See also:http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangingTenses/dqcdx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesAreCorrect/zjbhp/post.htm

Hi there Stuck on these two questions. I am self-learning english with a book that has no answers section. Fill in the blanks with the correct words taken from the brackets. My answers are in red-font. He was (sat, seated) under a tree. (seated) She was (lying, laying) on a couch....

Hi MkyolI'd like to point out a few things:- The word 'since' does not work in your sentence as it is written. It seems that you want to use the word 'since' to talk about 'from a point in the past up to now', but that doesn't work well with the verb 'started'. The start of something is usually...

Philip wrote:Very little difference. I do make a distinction for students who are learning English, but this is only for past tenses. I encourage the use of 'when' with the simple past and "while" with the progressive. When the doorbell rang, I jumped. While I was talking on the phone,...

Anonymous wrote: Someone help me What is the difference between when and while? Very little difference. I do make a distinction for students who are learning English, but this is only for past tenses. I encourage the use of 'when' with the simple past and "while" with the...

Hi KooyeenI'd stick with the past tense (or past perfect) with 'I was wondering', but I won't rule out the possibility that you might hear other tenses."I was wondering" is frequently used to mean "I want/would like to know" in a polite question, request or invitation. Although such a question...

Hi,I was wondering if you have ever seen "Gone with the wind". That's a good movie.I was wondering if this forum is a forum for learning English or not.I was wondering if Microsoft is really trying to take over the world. It seems it is.I was wondering if the above sentences sound odd. I was...

My first language was Greek and Ukrainian, even though my background is actually Ukrainian, Polish, Scottish, and Native Canadian Cree. I travelled throughout Europe and Asia through my life, and now I am flutent in seven languages, and can get along conversationally in eight others. Of these...