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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...

Hi, Please correct this. I am particularly troubled by the choice of using the present and present perfect tenses in situations like this. Please tell me why you would use the past, rather than the present perfect. Brief biography:John Doe has graduated (graduated??) from *** University in the...

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,I have been to China twice. - Past Participle. Used in several tenses, like the present perfect. Sometimes used as an adjective.Studying history is a good way to waste your time. - Gerund. A verb used as a noun.Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. - Present...

i. Our basketball team tried hard but was defeated in the long run. Nobody could say anything. "All that can be done has been done," said the coach.can I change it to "had been done"? As I think it is a past event.-- No. It is not a past event. Be carefula bout can and has done. It is completely...

Judging from his original question, I can suspect what he might be asking is simply the difference between "We don't have (noun)." and "We have not (noun)." "uploaded" can be misguiding us to think that question is about the tense. Let's say we put "disks" after uploaded. My understanding...

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...

hello all I will put (write) here all the general forms of the English grammar tenses as I know (understand ) it, I want you to chek it and correct me. Sometimes there is no form (just a speace), I want you to write the general form of the kind of the tense that is detected. I'm so sorry If...

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...