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What is the rule governing the usage of simple past in the second clause here? There is no simple past in the second clause. Even if you answer "vacuumed" (not "had vacuumed"), the form you are using ("vacuumed") is not the simple past, but the past participle, which forms a past perfect...

Hello, Janissary, 1. If a clause begins with a negative adverb, inverted word order must usually be used, with the subject following the Simple Present or Simple Past of the verb to be, or the first auxiliary. In the case of the Simple Present or Simple Past of any verb other than the verb to...

Congratualtions for your explanations. There are clear and the best i've found. Vos explicatons sont les plus pédagogiques que j'ai pu trouver à ce jour et je tiens tout particulièrement à vous en rendre hommage. Gérard.Forum: New: Common English Questions and Answers - Archived PostsPosted:...

TO QUOTE CALIFORNIA JIM: 'There is more than one difference between the simple past and the present perfect. The simplest difference is the grammatical difference that the simple past can be used with expressions which signify a definite, particular time in the past. I wrote a letter...

There is more than one difference between the simple past and the present perfect. The simplest difference is the grammatical difference that the simple past can be used with expressions which signify a definite, particular time in the past. I wrote a letter yesterday. I wrote a letter at 7...

Hello, Pastel "I won't do the homework like the way he did." This sentence can be improved. Actually, it is not completely correct. You could say, for example: "I won't do my homework like he did (his)." "I won't do my homework in the same way he did (his). You said: ==>'did' is not used as...