Had and been are both helping verbs. Helping verbs must help action verbs. In this sentence, had and been are helping the present participle making , which is an action verb. Because making is a present participle, it must have helping verbs to

Hello. By 1878 +past perfect (or past perfect progressive) or past simple (or past continuous)? Thanks.

1 Simple Past Where was he last night?     >>>  Simple Past He may have been at his house last night.   >>> Present Perfect  The question is in the form of " simple past " , so the answer should be as well. Where

Thank you, CalifJim, YoungBuddy, Mister Micawber Here are what I've learned so far. See if I got them right. Expressing Past Probability with "may have" in different scenarios: 1 Simple Past Where was he last night?

"Since being adolescent/youth/young age , he has showed/has been showing apathy towards worldly affairs and used to immerse in deep thoughts." Don't forget about comma. There is no use applying Past Perfect. Moreover, it's

Girls who had been playing were going home - the answer- Past-perfect-progressive Correct. Dads who had been in the shops all day came out to enjoy the sun. the answer- past progressive? No. There is no -ing form of the verb in this sentence. It

Since 1997 MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) (1) be created , until now almost twenty- three years, but many psychiatrists and psychologists figure out that most of MMORPG players are a ddicted to the game, and they are (2)

Hi, She's hoping = She is hoping >> present progressive (aka present continuous) I think >> simple present (NOT progressive) I/he/she was wondering >> past progressive (aka past continuous) I expect >> simple present

The "for" is optional - you can use both. Simple past tense is fine. Present perfect is not OK, because your sentence implies that you are no longer living in France. Present perfect is used to mean continuation up to the present. Past

Hi Fandorin: The subjunctive is slowing working its way out of our language, but we still use it. "i wish I went" just grates on my ears! In the subjunctive mood, a present wish about an event in the past (obviously, you cannot change