Wouldn't it be more suitable to use Past Continuous? After while , you mean? Well, that's probably the most expected tense after while , but in English the simple past can take on the same connotations. The while almost forces the verb to

Our client denies performing any defamatory actions as he was just expressing his opinion based on his previous experience with your company. Is " was just (only?) expressing " a proper phrase about a situation which took place a few

So, this is what I don't understand, what's the definition for a life experience? For me everything is a life experience. OK. So maybe that description of the usage of the present perfect tense doesn't quite explain it for you in an

Could anyoune please explain to me the use of the tenses in the following sentence: "The dull headache I'd had since I killed him had gone." (Winterson 1987, The Passion, 137) My question is why after the word "since" the

Hi, I have been working through an exercise, the majority of it went well, but I just need someone to help me to clarify some of the answers below. The assignment first covers the 'Tense' of the question, followed by the function. Thank

Hello, This assignment was slightly tricky. It is about the past tense questions, and in what context they were used in. I've tried my best, but there were some hard ones to contemplate. It would be great if someone could have a look at them

Hi, I have read a few posts about this tenses. There is still one thing I don’t know. Which of these two sentences are correct? 1. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. 2. Shakespeare has written Hamlet. Probably the first is coorect

Hi, I have read a few posts about this tenses. There is still one thing I don’t know. Which of these two sentences are correct? 1. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet. 2. Shakespeare has written Hamlet. Probably the first is coorect because we know the

Only was is correct. If a question is asked in past simple, an answer should have the same tense.

I've got a letter in which I have to put present perfect or past simple tense: I'm writing to tell you all the lastest family news. Aunt Daisy (1) had a baby girl a week ago. Uncle Nick is very pleased. They (2) ........ (name) the baby