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Hi,
can we use 'may' in simple present tense
EX "he may walk every day "
Yes. Depending on the context, you may either be describing a possibility or giving permission.
Best wishes, Clive
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Thank you Clive for the critique. For the New York sentence, is there anything wrong or misleading in the construction that needs to be reworded. After the rewording, the original past perfect context has been erased. Maybe I tried too hard to
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dimsumexpress
10 days ago
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Hi Plesehelp,
Maybe this scenario can shed some light:
In the office coffee room:...
A: (pouring a cup of coffee while talking to B) I've heard that someone in the company has started a hiking club.
B: Oh! you didn't
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Thank you, CalifJim, YoungBuddy, Mister Micawber
Here are what I've learned so far. See if I got them right.
Expressing Past Probability with "may have" in different scenarios:
1 Simple Past
Where was he last night?
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Part of the English learning is to develop a sense when to use the proper tense for the context you have in mind.
Most people we come across in our everyday life probably don't give too much emphasis in past perfect in conversation to
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goodman
132 days ago
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Vctory,
Many examples have been used and posted here in response to your questions. If you Google the two tenses, you will find all the answers that will clear all your doubts. But I will give you a few from the top of my head.
I went to
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None, really-- the accepted past participle is still 'slain'. As a simple past form, both 'slew' and 'slayed' are used, with 'slayed' more common in your second context (though the passive is not).
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Hi,
I need this sentence checked.. please help me point out any grammar mistakes: "Since last time, she has always been in America but she would always travel to many cities with her friend. She would drive and her friend would show her
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clive
134 days ago
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Vctory Ong,
Adding to Clive's comments, here is how I would approach past perfect. Natural English should not be bound by the confines of the grammar rules.
By that, I mean if we can communicate an idea in an uncomplicated manner
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goodman
135 days ago
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Hi Sunsail In that context, it would be appropriate to use "after we have ". I might suggest this wording instead: - I can go there after lunch tomorrow. OR I can go there tomorrow after lunch . The use of the simple past tense (had)
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