By Regards, Past perfect

Memos show Clinton turmoilQuestion: I would have written ''Clinton's turmoil''. Why didn't the author use apostrophe?BY CRAIG GORDON AND TOM BRUNE | <email addresses removed by mod.>August 13, 2008Question: Why is semicolon used instead of comma to separate the email...

... Furious, he went back to the owner and asked him what had happened. The owner answered that he had not lied to the man.I would use the past perfect forms underlined above. The author expects you to be focusing on the time of the customer's return to see the owner about the parrot, and...

Hi,I would use "during" when the point of view was from within one unit, and one unit only; so "during our fourth year" is ok but if there were more than one year it would be "between our fourth and our seventh year" or "over the period from our fourth year to...

Hello New Guest, I really understand what you are looking for because when I was at intermediate level, I was questioning everything like you and interested in thinking every sentence in detail. Past perfect tense was my favourite.I questioned and thought about its usage for years because it...

Hi, Is this sentence correct? As I listened to Ian (who now runs backstage) I kept wondering what I would have added to the debate if I was in his position during the recording. I've been tought that I should follow this rule whereas a type III conditional is concerned. "I would have...

H Believer, I think a long time ago, you mentioned that one of the important caveats in regard to the use of the past perfect is not to use with such words as 'before' or 'after' and from that, I gather what you meant was that with such obvious time references resulting from th use of 'before'...

Thank you, Clive. I think a long time ago, you mentioned that one of the important caveats in regard to the use of the past perfect is not to use with such words as 'before' or 'after' and from that, I gather what you meant was that with such obvious time references resulting from th use of...

Hao Thai:"Now could you please do the same for past perfect, presentperfect, future perfect, and their associated progressivecousins?"Ok, but that'll take some time. PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVEYesterday at 9:30 I had been eating for 5 minutes. |<----------------->| ...

Hi Eelt, Welcome to the Forum. if I don' t use "before" in the setence, shall I just say: 1. Did Einstein take an IQ test? 2. Had Einstein taken an IQ test? I was referring to whether or not Einsten took an IQ test in the past. Which sentence should I construct in regard to this intent?...

Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...