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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
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Expressing Past Probability with "may have" in different scenarios:
1 Simple Past
Where was he last night?
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"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
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In the purest sense, to be is to exist. There is a second moon hidden behind the other one. No, there is not. Yes, there is . "Been" has two other uses in forming various tenses: The passive voice - I am cheated / I have been
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Here are a few examples: Present perfect: 1) I have seen all the movies in the Star Wars series. 2) He has been to New York two times. Past Perfect 1) I had been to Rome several times before I travelled to London. 2) She had lived many years in
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I am trying to figure out when to use perfect progressive and passive when expanding a verb and putting it into a tree diagram. When do you use each of them? In the sentence "he is being recommended for the award" the answer is present
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Here are some examples of present perfect tense of the verb "to be" I have been sick since yesterday. ( I got sick yesterday and I am still sick) He has been late every day this week. ( He was late on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
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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
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tanit
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I understand that "I am wanting a new car" is ungrammatical but "I have been wanting a new car" is acceptable. Is this because "I have been wanting a new car" is in the present perfect progressive tense? How about
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Are the following expressions gramatically incorrect? No.
I have been walking my dog these three years.
He has been playing at the Wimbledon since he was 18 years old.
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