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

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

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

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

Your explanation is nearly correct, CJ..however, this is the breakdown: would = subjunctive modal have had to = perfect tense of the modal replacement(or "semi-modal", if you prefer), " have to " have been eating= perfect

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

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

Could any advisor please make a sentence for me using the present perfect progressive tense with a passive vioce? I remember reading in many traditional grammar books that it is incorrect to use these tenses in the passive voice. As they

Hey everyone, This is an interesting argument we got going on in here. I actually believe the proper sentence should be: "The store has been opened since 1995." Which implies "the store has been opened by someone since

Hi Billyxu 1. I have not been visiting China since 1997. Without additional context, it is difficult to say exactly what is intended in that sentence. You are right to think that there are different possible ways to interpret it. It really is not