By Present perfect, Adverbs

The difference is subtle. The present perfect is conceptually a step removed from the real action of the simple past. The present perfect is indirect compared to the direct simple past.I read a magazine today expresses what happened. It tells what I did directly. I have read a magazine today...

Yes. I think I understand what you are getting at -- although for non-native speakers some of the guidelines may appear to be circular in nature. According to Palmer (The English Verb), besides the plain vanilla 'passive' with an agent introduced by by (The man was killed by his...

Hi,Either 'bad' or 'badly' is okay because 'bad' is also an adverb albeit informal. "I need that money bad" is an example found in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English; however, the dictionary also quickly notes, "a word used to mean 'badly' which many people think is incorrect." For an...

1 - I think you might possibly use uninterruptedly as an adverb modifying continued, but the more usual word is the adjective uninterrupted, thinking of continued as a linking verb with a meaning similar to was. His work continued to be uninterrupted. 2 - You may recall that the present...

Hi, I know that you use the simple past for an action happened in a definite time in the past and the present perfect for a time period that didn’t end yet. There's more to it than that. You need to review the uses of the Present perfect in a good grammar book. Once, I heard Peter Griffin say...

Hi, I know that you use the simple past for an action happened in a definite time in the past and the present perfect for a time period that didn’t end yet. Once, I heard Peter Griffin say this on an episode of “the family guy”: I’ve never asked for anything, but I don’t know where else to...

ETJW-CMD wrote: Dear Goodman, I am one of Hoa’s friends, a member of a friendly yet private English-To-Join-the-World Club that we co-founded here in Vietnam. Last night, she showed me this thread and asked for my opinion. My first reaction was that the present perfect and past tense...

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. Which one of the following is correct? If all are correct, what situations would warrant one and not the others? Thank you/ - Please do not sit on the couch until you have gotten permission. - Please do not sit on the couch before you have gotten permission. -...