2. Can I speak with…? (May I speak with…) - To sound more polite/ask permission?-- Both OK. 'Can' is more casual but just as common. - "May" is encouraged especially when looking for customers or requesting something as

From Oxford it says: He has committed himself to support his brother's children. (Verb) But no examples provided for adjective usage. To the last question, I learned long ago that it's incorrect to use bare infinitve after

Akdom: The present participle is one of the verb forms. Others are past participle and (bare) infinitive. In English we use these forms for different functions - in verb phrases, as adjectives and even nouns. Have you ever heard a singing yellow

The participle form (present, past) can be used as an adjective which modifies a noun. The present participle describes a noun that is involved in an activity at the same relative time as the main verb in the sentence. Scratching his fleas, the

Example 1 I was wondering if I send the original s document s , how long will it take before I get them back. I was wondering if I sent the origina l s document s , how long will it take before I get them back. Example 2 The Original Documents

The problem might be the verb "broadcast." The past form can be "broadcasted" or "broadcast". I am American and most often use the first form. In England or other English-speaking places, you might hear the other

bears is simple present third person rule. When you use he, she or it or any noun you could substitute by those three you use bear + s. bore is simply simple past. The correct way to say it would be bore, since Hitler is dead, we use past.

'SS diehards who hanged from lamp posts anyone they decided might be (a) deserter' To break it down: SS = short for the German word 'Schutzstaffel' -- an elite squadron of soldiers under the Nazi regime diehard = used as a noun

1. There is disagreement. Some people think gerunds are nouns and thus only my is correct in their opinion. You can read about the subject of the gerund here. 2. I would prefer the simple past suggested as it probably didn't take the boss

<< like he was waiting for someone...>> << as if he was/ were waiting for someone... >> They're all fine, subjunctive or simple past. "Like" is colloquial, or casual, unless you're using it to make a