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Need sometimes behaves like a modal, for example 'She need know', 'She needn't know', or, in more formal English, 'She need not know'.Palmer (The English Verb) says, "The modal forms are available only with ... negation and interrogation." So She need know is not possible. It has to be She...

Jackson6612 wrote:Need sometimes behaves like a modal, for example 'She need know', 'She needn't know', or, in more formal English, 'She need not know'. Examples: 1: You needn't worry 2: Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style... 3: Loneliness can be...

CalifJim wrote:this also at the same time tell people that you may not feel proud NOW living in Malaysia since you use past tense.whl626,A statement in the past tense does not imply the negation of the same statement in the present tense.See Post:379670.CJ I know but comparing the simple...

this also at the same time tell people that you may not feel proud NOW living in Malaysia since you use past tense.whl626, A statement in the past tense does not imply the negation of the same statement in the present tense. See Post:379670. CJ

That was my sister's best friend, Carol. As used in your little dialog, this is a perfect example that saying was does not necessarily mean no longer is -- or, in more general terms, that the use of the past tense does not imply the negation of the present tense. CJ

i am confused in whether add "to" or not sometimes,we say : go to bed,go to cinema,go to party,go to school......there are more expression as it,why donot add "to"in that sentence when we say "go there"?tell me the reason pls? other question?it is a past tense in this sentence,also,it is a...

"kempt" is an old past tense and past participle form of the verb "to comb". The noun 'comb' has originally been "kamb", a verb "kambjan" has been derived. The "j" caused Umlaut a--->e, the Old English form of the verb became 'kemban', pt and pp: 'kempt'. Later on 'kemban' was replaced by the...