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Hello everybody,I had to write some business correspondence recently and I got stuck at the early beginning in the mesh of time clauses and verb tenses. Here's the sentence I would like you to check in various verb tense - options and to give some brief comment if possible. I start with what...

Hi,I am used to seeing a present perfect tense being used after the phrase 'since + time word' but this?I know you have been telling others that since last year (or since two years ago - good too?) you were ready to play the game against us. Can we use this format/pattern (i.e., a past...

.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,I was listening to some types of speeches and have some questions.1.When someone says this, does he have to make it known that it is quoted? Not if he doesn't want to. Such 'rules' are not governed by grammar. A teacher, for example, may insist that a student identify every...

Hi,I was listening to some types of speeches and have some questions.1.When someone says this, does he have to make it known that it is quoted? I think the written version should be in quotation marks because not being in quotation marks doesn't make sense to me.Next time is later again.2.Can...

Yes. It is totally wrong. The past tense of a verb of mental activity or opinion (e.g., thought, believed, knew, understood, hoped, felt) is virtually never followed by a subordinate clause in the present perfect tense. The combination sounds exceedingly awkward to a native speaker. ...

Since I was not allowed to edit my old post, I would like to add that one of the discrete past-marking usages of the present perfect tense is for denoting an experience.

Hi Doll,If you'll forgive my saying so, I believe you misused the word since as a time marker.First of all, the statement “I have never eaten an apple”does not point to a specific time in the past. By itself, it means in your entire life since the day you were born till now. Therefore, “since...

Magic79 wrote: I have watched 3 movies with you .>>>this is incorrect structure! “Since” is typically associated with present perfect use. i.e. It's been 2 years since I last saw you. Your “past tense” sentence is incorrect. Can anyone strike me with a shaft of light in the...

The third one requires some caution. If it is said quite soon after the informing event took place, it's fine as it is. The past tense in the main clause can be thought of as a substitute for a present perfect. But the relative correctness in such a context should not be taken as...