Hi Dimsumexpress, I couldn't agree more. However, here (that is in so called Time Clauses ) Present Perfect has quite a different role than in your examples and what I think it does is emphasize that one action must be completed before

The past is cut off from the present. Actions expressed in the past tense happened completely in the past. They are finished, and they do not continue have relevance for the current situation. You can even add the specific time that the event

And please don't give up on me with the in-between period. I think I understand it better than you think. I asked the question, why is would rarely used in the main clause to express future in the past? The answer is because rarely

Very interesting question! My understanding is that gerunds and progressive participles have identical form (i.e. verb + ing) yet different function. A gerund is typically used as a noun, e.g. " Smoking is bad for your health" or

Can we use the present perfect tense with the word now ? I would really appreciate your inputs. After what you have explained, now I have learned its usage. (in the sense that "After what you have explained, now I know its usage.)

Does a participial clause have to assimilate the aspect (as well as the tense) from the main clause? No. Neither. The participial clause has no tense. It's a non-finite clause. It's only when you rephrase it as a finite clause that you

Does a participial clause have to assimilate the aspect (as well as the tense) from the main clause? No. Neither. The participial clause has no tense. It's a non-finite clause. It's only when you rephrase it as a finite clause that you

Question: Does a participial clause have to assimilate the aspect (as well as the tense) from the main clause? Here is an example: "Unable to find the answer on the website, I have reverted to asking here, hoping someone will

No, it should be in present perfect, but if you change only the tense and leave the ", before" you will have a comma splice, which is an incorrect way to join two independent clauses.

Hi again, I am about to complete all sentences, however, little confusion occurs in my this old posted sentence-- subject-verb agreement. It seems their advertising work has been affected by the lack of team collaboration among their top