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Greetings,I have a pretty big favour to ask.I've been struggling with this topic for quite awhile now.It goes without saying that my English "leaves something to be desired".Having in mind the subtle differences that occur from using particular tenses, I have often wondered how the...

Hi N2g, These are two completely different verbs The infinitives and the present simple are the same, but the rest is different. I hung up the phone, and hung a couple of pictures. The judge said they're going to hang me. I will be hanged first thing in the morning. I guess I should...

Hi Mr Liat,I said earlier that the presence of "myself" in "I lay myself in bed" makes the verb transitive. Hence, "lay" here is the present tense of lay (laid, laid) and NOT the past of lie (lay, lain) because the latter is intransitive and cannot take any direct...

Forum_mail wrote:so... what actually am I supposed to choose, when the book gives me two options and I have to pick just one of them, like in this one:"I spend/am spending more time with my girlfriend these days" - this is taken from a book... which one to choose?thanksI would choose 'I am...

Hi Musesun"This forbidden to make money in the university" is not a correct sentence. The word "forbidden" is not a tense at all -- it is just the past participle (V3) of the verb 'forbid'. You can say "This is forbidden", but you cannot say "This forbidden".Have you learned how to make...

If you only use 'expected', that is the simple past tense (active voice) of 'expect' and it refers to what the player himself thought.If you say 'is expected', that is the simple present tense in the passive voice and 'is expected' means that 'other people expect something'.

Hello again,Well, never is possible in different tenses. In present perferct -I've never seen anything like it. In past tense -I never talked to her. I present simple -I never smoke. future simple -I will never disappoint you.Bye

Anonymous wrote: When you say any combination is correct, does that include: 1) I looked at the plot and don't see anything wrong with it. This sounds rather weird as it means I looked at it in the past (let's say a year ago) and see it now. You looked at the plot in the past but your...

Thank you very much, Goodman. Below I have tried to correct the errors you pointed out, but I didn't succeed. In many cases I don't know what's incorrect and how to correct it. So I need further help on part of my errors. «At night I had to _orient_ by touch. Suddenly I fell into a deep...

Hi Goodman, I got your answer. So the time is very important. If it indicates the furture, one should use present progressive instead of present simple. But what about the sentence: The plan leaves for india tomorrow. ? Goodman wrote: Hi Dax, As the others already pointed out,...