By Tenses, Expressions

Hello teachers and helpers, I would appreciate if someone could proofread my essay because I think I have problem in shifting tense. I may so use the wrong tense for some of the sentences that I'm not aware. Please help me if you have time. Thank youElledanceworks Dance Company presented...

Hello Hela, yes, it's nice to see you too! I'm not posting here much at the moment, because my pc is defective; but I hope to be re-kitted-out shortly... If I say that you're harping on about X, I mean that you are obsessively talking about X, in an irritating and excessive way....

There's an expression, "to let the cat out of the bag," which applies here. Monica must have let the cat out of the bag. OR (imperative) Don't let the cat out of the bag.I hear, "Keep a lid on it," "Keep the lid on it," but I don't often hear about...

It's acceptable, but after the expression "It's time" the past tense (with present meaning) is the usual pattern.CJ

Hi,... and somebody says it's subjunctive. See also:http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangingTenses/dqcdx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesAreCorrect/zjbhp/post.htm

You're pretty much right. It means to make an embarrassing and public mistake. I checked several on-line references and didn't find any that define this expression.Note that it doesn't have to be "did step in it". In fact, your examples can be modified:Definitely, Obama...

Hi,I'm really enjoying this. You're making me think. I'm going to take your points out of sequence. I think I'm still replying to your post; if I misrepresent what you're saying, please correct me. First, the summary of what I'm going to say: A lot depends on theory, and...

CJ, Your explanations always hit the spot. (Ummm... I hope this expression is not vulgar) Thanks!

－－What I mean is --- P: He enjoyed listening to the music. In P, the whole sentence (He enjoyed listening to the music.) clearly expresses a past occurrence / fact. It's because the sentence has the Subject and Tense. But "listening to the music" expresses a past action,...

Hello N2G,It needs a little attention in some other places: 1. an image of her long-lost boyfriend flashed by in front of Amy— you might prefer a more idiomatic expression: try googling on +"flashed in front of *'s"2. the guy she'd been searching for 3 years— a word is missing...