hi, i have a question about tense aspects. when i write a narrative , i use the simple past tense most of the time. Somehow, to me, the usage of the simple past tense and past continuous tense are almost similar. for example, 1. Ally walked to

I've learned a lot at the office. I learned a lot at the office. What's the difference between these two sentences? Aside from Present perfect and simple past tense usage.

It's a matter of difference between viewpoint and opinion. It's pointless as we were looking at the discussion from different angles. 1. There's no difference between 'viewpoint' and 'opinion'. The words have

I started to speak right when he finished speaking/right when he was finishing speaking. What's the difference between these tenses? 1 I started to speak right when he was finished speaking. 2 I started to speak right when he finished

1. First, Wiki says there is a future subjunctive. Is this an error or perhaps an archaic use of the subunctive? I would not take that information very seriously. The examples given there involve either the idiom were to or the idiom should , both

Hi, how do I know when is a past tense Vs past continuous Because they look different. Have you studied how to make these tenses? Here are examples. past tense - Mary smiled past continuous - Mary was smiling Best

how do I know when is a past tense Vs past continuous

Thank you very much, Is it right to change them into past tense like the way below? If it's right, what is the difference between using simple present tense and simple past tense to describe a story. (1) As the novel opened, Michael

Hi, I was looking at 1 Samuel 17:36, in the NIV version and the verse was written like this (I took what I would consider an offending word that started with the letter "u" out but except that it is a full verse of it in the NIV

Hi, In your example, "has" and "have" are both in the same time frame, or "tense." The mail has been sent in the recent past. This tense is called "present perfect." "Perfect" means the action is