By Present tenses, Prepositions

In the first sentence the use of a present tense (think) emphasises what your opinion is now. The past tense (thought) refers to the past; your opinion may have changed by now."I told her that I am (was?) happy in my job" Both are right. The sequence of tenses would require was but if...

Hi Cute572 1. Sitting at my writing desk and working on my assignment, I become captivated by the soft evening rays, pouring in through the side window and gently covering my sheet in their yellow and orange shades. "Become" is fine (if you've decided that you want to write the...

Yes. I think I understand what you are getting at -- although for non-native speakers some of the guidelines may appear to be circular in nature. According to Palmer (The English Verb), besides the plain vanilla 'passive' with an agent introduced by by (The man was killed by his...

It's correct. What is used in questions at the beginning of a clause. Are must be before the subject (you) in a question. The continuous present tense is often used to denote future action. No preposition is used before this when this refers to time.CB

Hi, Can I use these two tenses in the same sentence?For example, can I say:"I chose answer B at sentence 8 in my last English test but the correct answer is C" Sure. Forget this odd idea about tenses completely. Consider this, which is fine. Last year, I worked in Japan, right now I work in...

Can I use these two tenses in the same sentence?For example, can I say:"I chose answer B at sentence 8 in my last English test but the correct answer is C"Please also check if I use the prepositions correctly.Thank you very much

Believer wrote: Thank you, Clive. I was looking at Abdessalami On Line on its help on The Passive Voice and have some questions on its example sentence: For its Present tense example, it gave this example sentence in the active voice: The police arrest five people every night; and it gave...

i. Our basketball team tried hard but was defeated in the long run. Nobody could say anything. "All that can be done has been done," said the coach.can I change it to "had been done"? As I think it is a past event.-- No. It is not a past event. Be carefula bout can and has done. It is completely...

Hi, Can you tell me why the present tense is used Because you are doing it at the present time, meaning the time that you wrote the letter. However, simple present here gives a very formal tone to your letter. More commonly, you would say 'I am returning', meaning 'right now'. and also whether...

Yankee wrote: Jackson6612 wrote: Question 2: Both Philip and Yankee said: I am used to playing cricket in my spare time. I was told that after to simple Present Tense form is used but playing is not simple Present Tense form of play. What would you say on this? Most of the time you will...