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Re: beat or beated or beats

In the case of the 3rd-person singular, there is no cause for ambiguity: beat ~ beats. In other cases, such as 3rd-person plural, there could be some ambiguity: they almost beat us yesterday, they almost beat us every time we play. Context would normally make it clear.

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by Philip 128 days ago Plurals Tenses Past tenses Present tenses
Re: Grammar Suggestion

Sitting at my writing desk beside the open window, and working on my English assignment, I was stunned/amazed by the soft evening glow, gently landing on my blank sheet and covering the white space with their yellow and orange shades, seemed like gold. A few comments: 1. "Stunned"...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Mr Wordy 161 days ago Grammar Verbs Plurals Constructions Tenses Present tenses Past tenses
Re: Felt like...

Hi Mad, With this scant context, it could be taken either way. It's pretty confusing. "Friends" is plural. Was she paired with one particular guy? Whom is she talking to? Her date?? "Felt" is past tense, but "is" is present tense. Is she still on the date...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Avangi 170 days ago Verbs Nouns Adverbs Tenses Plurals Dates Present tenses Past tenses Whom

Yoong Liat wrote:Hi GoodmanYou wrote: I have been labeled and called by many descriptions, hinted being “Ignorant” is the first ... I'm not hinting that you're ignorant. I say that if a learner tells me "informal" means "wrong", I'll understand that he says so because he is ignorant. But you...

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Re: Conditional dilemma

Believer wrote:Side question: A lot of dictionaries seem to indicate that the word 'subjunctive' is usually precede with the article 'the', but lately I seem to see cases where it is made plural or it with 'a' in front of it (like 'a subjunctive'). Are they correct? are ...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Cool Breeze 1 yr 133 days ago Articles Plurals Tenses Present tenses Subjunctives Past tenses Definite articles Conditionals Paragraphs
Re: Firework display

The celebration ended with a dazzling display of fireworks. ( active voice celebration ended instead of was ended, dazzling is an adjective modifying display, there are more than one firework so use plural ) When the celebration ends, they could watch the firework display. ( Present tense is...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by whl626 1 yr 143 days ago Plurals Tenses Nouns Present tenses Past tenses
Re: Using "have" and "has" in a question

had is the past tense. It is used for all persons, both singular and plural. have is the present tense. It is used for all persons, both singular and plural EXCEPT third person singular. has is the present tense for third person singular. Who ...? He ... She ... It ... | I...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 213 days ago Plurals Tenses Nouns Pronouns Present tenses Past tenses
Re: "WAS" and "WERE"

Try this: was is singular were is plural and you is plural you + were if past tense you + are if present tense

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by Int 1 yr 311 days ago Plurals Tenses Past tenses Present tenses
Re: Past tense or present tense

You can only use the present tense if they are still doing the test while you are talking to them. 'How is it going with your test?' 'How are the questions?' You are not normally allowed to talk during tests though so you probably want to talk to them when you have both finished. 'How did it go...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by nona the brit 2 yr 222 days ago Plurals Tenses Present tenses Past tenses
Re: How to teach TO BE

is, am, are, was, were, etc. Perhaps start with usage (singular, plural, present tense, past tense) Then give examples. Then have the students practice with conversations that use the forms.

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Vorpar 2 yr 336 days ago Plurals Conversations Tenses Present tenses Past tenses

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