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Hi, With the expression 'by now', you can always substitute 'by this time' to get more of a sense of its meaning. The reason English-speakers use 'by now' in preference to 'by this time' is for verbal economy, convenience or variety.I do accept that in giving the...

Hi yizhivika, Thank you very much for your reply. However, I still can't unsderstand 'by now' well. Can it mean at this time every day? "After a long walk from home, we arrive at the station at three o'clock. By now, it is raining heavily, so we hurry to the shelter of the...

Hello, there, In the following sentence: Born in New York City on Oct. 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt is the second of four children of Theodore and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. At age 6, T.R., his brother Elliott and friend Edith Carow (who would one day be his second wife) watch Abraham...

Hi, there! Here are my doubts. Could you help me, please? - He (write) a composition since lunch time. In this kind of sentence I could use e.g. the * Present Perfect Progressive: - He has been writting a composition since lunch time. In this case since is a starting point and the verb tense...

Hi,A few days back, I wrote something and post it in this forum for corrections. After a while, Mr. M corrected it, but I have one question. What is the difference between the two in terms of the tense change of the second sentence? Remind you that there is no change in the first sentence.Mr....

both sentences contain a tense shift (or conditional shift I guess) should read: Meat is inspected by federal agents, though/although they do not inspect every animal to be slaughtered. Both sentences are fine. They really don't even have different shades of meaning. The difference...

Hi, Could someone help me understand the difference between Present Perfect and Past Perfect ? As far as I know in both tenses are used when an action begins in the past but continues into the present / holds relevance in the present. You'll find a lot of discussion on the Forum about these...

Hi,Could someone help me understand the difference between Present Perfect and Past Perfect ? As far as I know in both tenses are used when an action begins in the past but continues into the present / holds relevance in the present. Thanks... N

Hi,I think all these are correct.1.I hope you had a great summer.2.I wish you had a great summer.3.I hope you have a great summer.4.I hope you will have a great summer.What is puzzling me is that I heard that you should use present or future tenses with the sentences with the word 'hope'...

Hi,Which of the following sentence is correctIt was concluded that the fuel ratio of the engine is the most siginificant factor which influences the efficiency of the car orIt has thus been concluded that the fuel ratio of the engine is the most siginificant factor which influences the...