By Past tenses, Pronouns

Gormenghast wrote:He thought back to what it must have been like for Mr. Jensen when he first picked up a Wall Street Journal at his first job as a quote marker back in the early 1920's. The first He is supposed to be a personal pronoun referring to a person who was the subject of previous...

I think I've heard this construction most often in the past tense: it's time we painted the bedroom, it's time we got your car fixed. But that makes even less sense grammatically, doesn't it. And I think "it's time + pronoun" carries a different meaning than "it's time to..." The suggestion for...

Hi, But just to make sure, because it still sounds weird to my ear, but if you say it's the right way to do it I will beleive you, considering it's a previous work experience I should write : Tasks: Programmed data acquisition applications and numerical simulations for the ISAC 2 (isotope...

1. We really appreciate your giving us your opinion regarding this issue. OK 2. We really appreciate you giving us your opinion regarding this issue. Not OK What comes after the main verb ‘appreciate’ is a noun phrase ‘your giving …’. ‘Giving’ is a gerund acting as a noun. What precedes a...

Solomon_13000 wrote:Are the sentence below correct in terms of grammar (verbs, nouns and so on that are italic)? Adjective They say that Simon is the strongest man in the fitness club. He is the strongest man on earth That is the strongest building in the city Neither Joan nor Jamie...

Hi, 1. I had to help him because he is my friend. I am confused if the use of the verb "is" in the dependent clause is correct. There is a rule that if the verb in the independent clause is in its past or past perfect form, the verb in the dependent or subordinated clause should also be in its...

Hi Goodman1. The first English authority I cited is Michael Swan, a well-known authority of English. He has explicitly said that using 'was' in the following sentences is informal, NOT wrong. And if you say he is wrong, you are ignoring his advice. Please refer to para 2 to learn what another...

There are no contractions of subject pronouns (I, you, ...) with the past tense of to be: was, were. CJ

Hi, I am trying to write a fictional story. My understanding fails here:"This time it was Brenda's turn to laugh." vs "That time it was Brenda's turn to laugh."I am trying to write in the past tense but feel I am lacking some basic understanding of how to go about this."This time it was..."...

Hello. I apologize in advance if this question feels like a waste of time to those more knowledgeable than myself. I have spent most of the last two days trying to find an answer and haven't been able to so far. I am trying to write a fictional story. My understanding fails here:"This time it was...