By Present tenses, Auxiliaries

1. Well, "had" is the past tense of the verb "have", but I think you're asking specifically about its use as an auxiliary to form the past perfect tense of other verbs: I played -- simple past tense I have played -- present perfect tense I had played -- past perfect (or...

Present Perfect is formed with the auxiliary have and the past participle of some verb: have seen, has done, have lived. Present Perfect Progressive is formed with the auxiliaries have and been and the present participle of some verb: have been seeing, has been doing, has been living.CJ

 I think it's a big mistake because the verb after the auxiliary is in the past participle, it means that the auxiliary should be 'has'  (the verb 'to have' in the present) instead of 'is' (the verb 'to be'  in the present. its a common mistake and it's a...

I am come has its roots deep in the history of the English language. In Old English (1200 years ago) there were only two tenses, the present tense and the preterite. The present tense was used to express the future as well and the preterite had the meaning of the modern past tense, continuous...

Hi NaderI'm not quite sure I understand what you mean. Has he talking? is wrong. You could say: Has he been talking?If you are asking whether a have or has question can always be formed by changing the word order, the answer is no. It is safer to use do in the present tense:Does he have...

Clive wrote: Hi, You didn't let me know about the address. I think, here, did is a main verb and "let me know about the address" is a object of the verb "did". Consider the sentence if you make it positive. You let me know about the address. The main verb is 'let'. 'Did' is just an auxiliary...

Milky wrote:He has to go and He must go.> Well, I guess that would be part of the mastering part of the language - i.e. the complex part. It's easy for anyone to claim that English is not complex, or is much simpler than many other languages, if he/she avoids talking about mastering the...

Hi, for example, '"Do" you want to go to the shopping mall?' The statement 'I want to go to the shopping mall' uses Simple Present tense. Use 'do' to change this into a question "Do you want to go . . .' '"Are" you going to the shopping mall?' The statement 'I am going to the shopping mall'...

Goodman wrote: Yes, you may say that. However, is more of an idiomatic expression'', I think here idiomatic means that he is gone is very common expression to English speakers. Right? 2: Please explain the following sentence and shouldn't and are be used in front of used? All the...

There are TWO tenses in English language; present and past. There is no future tense. Let me clarify it.What is tense? Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines tense as: Any of the forms of a verb that may be used to show the time of the action or state expressed by the verb. Now what is...