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That's one of those BrE/AmE things, I think. Very generally, we form the negative with the "do" form for simple present and simple past. I run every morning, I don't run every morning. Certainly "I runn't" is wrong. I baked these cookies myself, I didn't...

Hi there. Welcome to EF.The differense between them happens to be interchangeable in some informal way or in narratives. We use Past Simple along with Present Perfect when we're talking about events happened in the past, but Present Perfect points that event may occur in the present again.He...

Hello, everyone: I don't understand the following paragraph, cited from a grammar book, could you help me please?"there is an idiomatic exception to the rule that the simple past tense indicates definite meaning: this is the construction with "always" illustrated by "I...

Hi, YSchneider. I am not a native speaker and this is indeed a tough grammar point for non-native speakers.Here is an extract from CGEL*: Did you lock the front door?

I think the difference is that "be" is a main verb, in the original example; but in the "duelling" example, it is part of a compound passive construction. (Also, in the original, you wouldn't say "If I were to be stronger,...". So there's no reason to use a...

Complete any of the phrases above by adding any of these: frightened of snakes, interested in science, focused on his studies, tired of reading, fascinated by insects, bored with grammar.None of the resulting sentences has a passive construction.CJ

Hello. Sorry to hear you're feeling uncomfortable with this type of activity. But you're not alone: I would be, too!The sentences lack context, which makes it difficult to tell when tense changes are necessary and when they are not (among other things).There is one sentence that is wrong...

Anonymous wrote: Hi, I would like to know why sentences like "The lord is come" and "Grace is gone" are grammatically correct? As a general rule in English, we use "verb to be + past participle" to express passive meaning. Clearly "is come" and "is gone" in the above examples are not passive...