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Icadia, I understood the focus of your question; therefore, I mentioned that 'if the indirect speech itself contains a subordinate clause (introduced by until...
in your case), then the verb of that subordinate clause may be in the
present
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Greetings, Icadia, Direct speech: It's against the law in our state for her to drive until she has been seizure-free for six months. Indirect speech: 1. The provisions of the legislation have probably not changed by the time of reporting
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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gleb_chebrikoff
2 days ago 8:58 am
Tenses, Clauses, Present Tenses, Direct Speech, Determiners, Writing, Sentences, Speaking, Speeches, Conversational, Speech, Indirect
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v This is a noun , but it is being used as an explanation Congratulating / Congratulations for you on this happy day. ^ this is a preasent progressive verb a big no no when talking to someone about them When congratulating a person, tell them
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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john claset
2 days ago 7:45 am
Present Progressive, Nouns, Auxiliaries, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Commas, Punctuation, Sentences, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Continuous Tenses
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Hi
I just wondered if someone would be so kind as to just check my answers make sure I have understood correctly. Many thanks in advance.
I have to read the following sentences and decide if they use one of the following 4:-
the
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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yaggy74
5 days ago 2:00 pm
Verbs, Tenses, Present Continuous, Present Tenses, Modals, Modal Verbs, Relationships, Sentences, Friendships, Friends, Continuous Tenses
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Hi,
1. I walk and I do walking. What is the difference between these two?
The latter is not very idiomatic. It sounds a bit like you are taling about your hobbies.
2. Drink milk before you go to sleep. and Drinking milk before sleeping
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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clive
6 days ago 11:40 pm
Simple Present, Difference Between, Nouns, Present Tenses, Gerunds, Adjectives, Sentences, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Simple Tenses
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Hi,
Here is a sentence from CGOEL:
We’ve already discussed it yesterday.
The Present Perfect refers to the past until now, so you should reword the sentence this way.
We discussed it yesterday.
We have already discussed it
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Here is a sentence from CGOEL:
We’ve already discussed it yesterday. It should be We already discussed it yesterday. And the discussion is over. It is anomalous to use the present perfect ( 've discussed ) with an adverb indicating a
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1. Class is canceled 2. school is closed I dont understand why you use ed in a simple present sentence. is closed an adjective in the sentence? what is the different between class was closed and class is closed.
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i would like to know two things. the first one is : the past participle of the verb "go", is it "been"? ex: i have been to London. have you ever been to London? i think that "go" in this case has irregular form
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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ericsteef
9 days ago
Simple Present, Prepositions, Tenses, Adverbs, Present Tenses, Universities, Present Perfect, Relationships, Sentences, Students, Friendships, Friends, Simple Tenses, Schools
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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
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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bradnugent
10 days ago
Grammar, Tenses, Present Tenses, Punctuation, Past Tenses, Writing, Sentences, Context, Speaking, Chat, Friendships, Conversational
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