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? which is wrong. Although it is ambiguous, there is an interpretation which is grammatically correct, so the sentence is acceptable. (Nevertheless, I think it is preferable to rephrase it because of the ambiguity, and I showed you how to do that above with the phrase last night's...

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...

Sorry Cali for using the wrong pronoun. Thanks Grammar. So my discourse grammar thing was not quite right and both simple past and past perfect can be used depending on whether we know when or whether it was pretty recent or relevant. It's all about how we percieve the distance and relevance...

Grammar Geek wrote:I still think you can use "have been looking for"I don't know whether that is acceptable according to prescriptive grammar but it certainly sounds ok to my ear. New2grammar wrote:Is it right to say: "I think I've found what i've wanted all along" Thanks!You need to...

Marius Hancu wrote: Lcchang wrote:I see. My test book sucks because it says "gave" not "had given".Your book is right, IMO. ... since we learned that the boss gave him a jobis a subordinate, and in subordinates the tense simplification is recommended (see Swan, Practical English Usage, Tense...

I verified the Google results on I wish I had have and I wish I have had, and I must say that I was astonished. In standard English the only possibilities after I wish (that) (with subject pronoun or noun) are would (with the bare infinitive), could (with the bare infinitive), had (with the...

Mister Micawber wrote:Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive - used for actions or events that started in the past but are still happening now, or for past actions which only recently finished and their effects are seen nowNo, this is a definition for Present Perfect.Present Perfect - used to...

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.

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...

I learned it the same way, pieanne did - and all my grammar books also say that "just" is a signal word for perfect tenses ---> at least in British English. Americn English tends to use "just" with the Simple Past. "Preterite" btw is applicable to English as well as for every Germanic language...