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That's only true in a superficial approach.Pretty much, they are independent verbs, appearing in all tenses. See this by Mister Micawber: -- Mister Micawber #42001 Fri, 13 Aug 04 08:36 AM Hi...

They won't smoke ever since they saw a film on lung cancer. What does "won't" mean here?

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Dear teachers, In the exercise above there was something missing that could have helped us find the right tenses at the end of the passage. Here it is, and what do you think of my choices, please?ON the morning I arrived I went to call ON Hislop. He (modal + not + pretend) COULD NOT PRETEND he...

Yoong Liat wrote:Hi GoodmanYou wrote: I have been labeled and called by many descriptions, hinted being “Ignorant” is the first ... I'm not hinting that you're ignorant. I say that if a learner tells me "informal" means "wrong", I'll understand that he says so because he is ignorant. But you...

Even though I have enough money to buy an expensive car, i don't have anywhere to park it.Even if I had enough money to buy an expensive car, i don't have anywhere to park it. Does the first sentense sound as right as the second one? Thanks.

At the spent nuclear fuel storage facility at Andreeva Bay, north-west of Saida Bay, you can see why. It is dangerous. The delegation had to wear protective clothing even for their brief visit. It is a sensitive location. The Russians told television crews,...

Trex wrote: 1. When the phone rang, I was taking a shower. 2. While I was taking a shower, the phone rang. 3. When I was taking a shower, the phone rang. 4. While the phone rang, I was taking a shower. Here how would you explain the difference between 2 and 3? I would say...

The formatting is VERY hard to overcome in this. Decide which tense - past - and use it consistencly. Check ALL of your spelling!! Capitalize proper nouns.(for future reference, don't post your personal contact information in the forum)Born: 16/10/78 At least in the US, we do not put our...

It seems things are under dispute http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/wrought.html (see the end) Word Usage Wrought is an old past tense and past participle not of wreak (for which the past tense is wreaked) but of work: it is the equivalent of modern worked. Wrought survives mainly as an...