Neither sentence is correct. Not is in the wrong place. I should not have r u n is right. Should is a defective auxiliary and thus an infinitive must be used after it. There are two infinitives in the active voice and another two in the passive.

pra c tice, not pra s tice. Don't start a sentence with a number. Spell it out. Three years ago, when ... The context set up by this sentence is one of a habit in the past. Either form of the verb can communicate that, so both are fine.

Hi, Any different (in term of meaning and grammar) between, eg, "would prastice" and "prasticed"? Could you please explain my question based on my following 2 sentences? Finally, which sentence is more appropriate?

Lakers lost the game today. Or Lakers loss the game today. Hi Anon You need a verb in your sentence, and " lost " is the past tense of the verb "lose". The word "loss" is a noun, so you cannot use that in your

I like this question. It's really about nuance and subtle differences. In a very basic way, you can say that 'can' is stronger, based on actual facts. Could is based on opinion and theory. By definition, can is referring to the

is Is closed an adjective in the sentence? Yes. There are many cases where you will find "ed" at the end of a word. It does not always mean "past tense". It could be an adjective. Present: The glass is large. Past: The glass

Sorry to butt in like this. I'm sure Clive will give his expert advice but let me try to explain it the way I see it (from a non native speaker's point of view). Regarding the New York sentence, since both the living/working

Hi, Both 'thought' and 'fixed' are past tense. The fact that the car is, in the present, fixed or not doesn't change your word choice for this sentence. You are correct when you say the past tense ' thought ' is to

I thought have was needed before spread to keep a single tense. That would be a good solution: They have appeared on message boards and in blogs and have spread by word of mouth. There are no dependent clauses here, by

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