Example: I learned more today than I did all week. (OR) I learned more today than I had all week. Are both sentences correct? Since 'learned' is past tense, would it be accurate to use 'had' because it is past perfect? The

Icadia, I understood the focus of your question; therefore, I mentioned that 'if the indirect speech itself contains a subordinate clause (introduced by until... in your case), then the verb of that subordinate clause may be in the present

Thanks!! I appreciate your replies. Yes. you are right. I think the legislation about driving is still effective, so the tenses don't need to be changed, which means his comment is still relevant. I posted a contradictory question. If his

Greetings, Icadia, Direct speech: It's against the law in our state for her to drive until she has been seizure-free for six months. Indirect speech: 1. The provisions of the legislation have probably not changed by the time of reporting

Neither sentence is correct. Not is in the wrong place. I should not have r u n is right. Should is a defective auxiliary and thus an infinitive must be used after it. There are two infinitives in the active voice and another two in the passive.

pra c tice, not pra s tice. Don't start a sentence with a number. Spell it out. Three years ago, when ... The context set up by this sentence is one of a habit in the past. Either form of the verb can communicate that, so both are fine.

1.What does 'He's wound up tighter than a drum' mean? It's a mixed metaphor/simile for tension, but it used to be quite popular. The coil springs which powered old fashioned toys were wound up with a key. We used to wind our

Hi, Any different (in term of meaning and grammar) between, eg, "would prastice" and "prasticed"? Could you please explain my question based on my following 2 sentences? Finally, which sentence is more appropriate?

Lakers lost the game today. Or Lakers loss the game today. Hi Anon You need a verb in your sentence, and " lost " is the past tense of the verb "lose". The word "loss" is a noun, so you cannot use that in your

I have doubts about which verb tense should I I should use in these situations: ... Why should I use the -ing form in the first case and the infinitive in the second case? By doing so, you are merely following the usual conventions of English. It