In Present perfect^x, Clauses^x

She passed away in the past, so use the past simple.However, remember that when you use since or from, you need to use the present perfect in the independent clause.(has taught or has been teaching if it is incomplete)

"Have you ever had the feeling that you're being followed?"Hi againmy comment about the passive referred to "are being followed": you are following > present continuous, active you are being followed > present continuous, passiveDoes this help?

Ah ok, so is that entire sentence classed as Present Perfect Continuous, or are the clauses treated separately? I.e.If I understand you correctly, "Have you ever had" is present perfect, and "are being followed" is present continuous. I don't understand the...

HiYour sentence is in the present perfect. "Have you ever had ...""the feeling" is a gerund, and acts as if it were a noun (it's the direct complement of "have had"). Try and replace it with "idea", "impression" etc (I'm not saying they...

Hi,After waiting so many days for a response, I realized that my post has been long, possibly too long to get a response, so I have decided to narrow it down to just one. Could you answer this one? Remind you that this is sort of a report on sort of an amusement park, I think.1. Would you say it...

Hi,1. Would you say it is appropriate to use the present perfect "have loosened" here (sort of an amusement park report) in a subordinate clause?With a small hiccup, the ride tilts to the side and *** young ones who have loosened their grip are send sliding into the center of ..2. Can...

.A Singaporean man was sentenced (past passive) to two weeks’ jail and fined S$500 for tampering(intransitive verb)(Question 2 -How come is "ing" is not "tampered"-- It is a gerund) with his vehicle’s fuel gauge.52—year—old Mr *** pleaded guilty to two charges on August 5 for...

Hi,During this period I worked in several companies where I've gathered a broad knowledge base in the web design field."I see the writer as doing two things in this sentence.1. Stating past historical information. (I worked . . )2. Indicating that past activity has relevance to the...

To me, this is not the full story (and it's also a poor example). In this context, the perfect tense tends to suggest activity that was repeated or habitual until the time it stopped. For example, It's a long time since I've had a cigarette. -- reinforces the idea that I used to...

OK, let's get official here. I should've done it from the beginning:--But since can also be used as a conjunction of time, introducing its own clause. The tense in the since-clause can be perfect or past, depending on the meaning. Compare:I've known her since we were at school...