In Present tenses^x, Constructions^x, Simple past^x

Hi Musesun"This forbidden to make money in the university" is not a correct sentence. The word "forbidden" is not a tense at all -- it is just the past participle (V3) of the verb 'forbid'. You can say "This is forbidden", but you cannot say "This forbidden".Have you learned how to make...

Bokeh wrote: Grammar Geek wrote: Are you saying that the simple past is not used for recent events in BrE? What about:I think I saw a ghost! GG, that example has different context. You are specifically stating that the sighting is over; if it were not you would use the present tense: I think...

Speakers of British English have a very strong preference for 'already' with the perfect tenses to the exclusion of the simple past. (But check with a speaker of BrE to be sure.) Americans use 'already' quite freely with the perfect tenses and the simple past. "I already saw that movie". ...

First, let me make a few observations. 1. All wishes are counterfactual. It makes no sense to wish for what you already have. The Queen of England does not say, "I wish I were the Queen of England". If I am six feet tall, I do not say, "I wish I were six feet tall". So every wish is a wish...