In Present perfect^x, Nouns^x, Auxiliaries^x

1) Where are you? I've been waiting for 2 hours2) I needn't have brought that milkI = subjectneed have bought = verb; present perfect tense, modal form (need is the auxiliary), buy is the main verb, bought is the past participle.not - adverb that - demonstrative pronoun refering to...

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...

Have has many meanings as a transitive verb and two usages as a verbal auxiliary. Transitive verb: -I have a car. -He had three sons. -He had his opponent cornered. -I have a letter to write. He had a concert to conduct.

Do you agree that the subjunctive mood is only used in the following ways? A. Present subjunctive. -1. All verb forms are the same as for the present tense except in the third person singular. There, use the infinitive (without to). -I/you/we/they launch the shuttle. (present indicative) -He...

1. Use of present perfect tense and simple past tense Speakers of American English generally use the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle) far less than speakers of British English. In spoken American English it is very common to use the simple past tense as an alternative in...

Too big a question for mortal grammarians, Brinda. BE = exist; copulative verb: You are hungry. COPULATIVE + ADJECTIVE I am Mister Micawber. COPULATIVE + NOUN He is coming. AUXILIARY OF CONTINUOUS ASPECT DO = perform; auxiliary: I do the bookkeeping. TRANSITIVE VERB She doesn't eat...