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Hello again, So, we don't have to use the past tense throughout when writing minutes, do we? for example, 'All the members agreed to build a new building.' This sentence should be in the present tense, right? ".The construction of a new building will start next year.'...

Hi, With the expression 'by now', you can always substitute 'by this time' to get more of a sense of its meaning. The reason English-speakers use 'by now' in preference to 'by this time' is for verbal economy, convenience or variety.I do accept that in giving the...

You had too many spaces between Leet and ","My grandmother, Julie Lovins, put everything on the line for her job, including her life. She worked for the Leet Psychiatric Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky, and flew to various locations with Dr. Leet, a psychiatrist, to help patients. ...

A. It wouldn't surprise me if John failed the test.I was wondering if A only applies to the event (test) in the past._____ No. It does not apply only to the past. It can apply to the future as well.The same answer goes for the take/took a picture example. With a dummy it that represents...

Hi Seraphin.Can I make it all in the present tense IF the investigation has occurred ? You can use present tense in principle clause only if you're talking about main truths and facts, it's also called zero conditional if ... present tense ...present tense.. "If you read a lot you...

I am confused about which tense I should use in the following sentence(a-1)To assess if heroin plays any role in causing depression, we first investigate if heroin users suffer episodes of depression(b-1)To assess if heroin plays any role in causing depression, we first investigated if heroin...

I should have edited the post - they are clearly related, but the first three seemed unrelated to each other.I broke them into each line so I could comment one by one. I think the probable date I noted for his visit is one month from the day of writingYou wrote, "If I sleep one more day, I...

Hi. Please help me understand the sentence below.Among the crimes for which Hitler bears direct responsibility was the attempt to exterminate the Jews.Q1) Is it gramatically correct to use the present tense "bears" for Hitler, who does not exist any more? I think that the past...

.Very wrong. These are fine:I have never seen her before.I never saw her before.I never see her anymore.I'll never see her anymore..

thanks for the timely reply! you're superb active. thanks!!i agreed to almost all of your answers!however, my grammar text states that past perfect tense can be used to show an action that was completed some time ago. The example given is Joan had gone to England.So i was wondering whether if...