. -- Have you got / Do you have a spare pen, Peter? -- Yeah! -- C'n I borrow it, please? -- Sure! Here . -- And a ruler? -- Here you are. -- You finished? -- Yeah. -- C'n I have them back, then? -- OK , there you are. -- Bless you ! --

Hello, I am an English teacher who never thought he would post a message on the internet, but it just seemed so appropriate. Basically, English is so difficult because of its innumerable exceptions to rules. A student told me the other day, "at

Modal verb: I have to study Grammar all the time. Present perfect: I have been in Dalat for twenty years. She has been.......... Present perfect continuous: I have been eating She has been eating. Causative: I have my car serviced If

Hello Anon The verb "have" in your sentence acts as a modal verb. As a modal verb, it takes an infinitive: 1. She eats salad every day. ] A simple statement about a regular occurrence. 2. She has to eat salad every day. ] We now learn

Some words, not only verbs, that are used a lot in speaking, have one weak sound and one strong sound. Weak forms are used in 'connected speech', that is, when you are having a normal, everyday conversation or when they are in the middle of a

hi bubu - I've been away for a few days.. I guess you just want this proof-reading? I don't think it needs much alteration. I'm assuming it is meant to serve as a book-review? I've made suggested alterations and annotated them in brackets.

Perceiving "used to" to be a modal verb leads ... used to" and "I use to" in a past sense. That's a spelling mistake, not a grammar mistake. It's a grammatical error in the same way that "didn't wanted

How do I seem to have fallen into that trap? Clearly, they would be effectively two different words. Your use of "would be" instead of "are" reveals that you evidently still don't understand the true meanings of "used