Hi, the problem here is the difference between simple past and present perfect. There are a lot of thread about that in this forum, if take a look around with the search function. Generally speaking, if you want to mention something that happened

You can. The towing company towed it. The car was towed to the garage. -- Simple past The towing company has towed it. The car has been towed to the garage. -- Present perfect. You are okay with the difference between past and present perfect

I already joined a league.- Simple past I've already joined a league.- Present perfect What's the difference between these two sentences because they mean the same thing in my mind.

The past is just one word. (talked) The past continuous is was or were followed by the -ing form of the verb. (was talking, were talking) CJ

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

Thanks CJ. So in this case, I would like to know is there any difference between: 1) After I graduated, I had not seen her for awhile. When we caught up, I asked her how has she been doing. 2)1) After I had graduated, I did not see her for awhile.

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

They seem to be alike and I need to know the difference between them. I have known she was the one for me, I had known known she was the one for me. I knew she was the one for me. and The teacher gave everyone assigned seats.

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