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Hi, Please correct this. I am particularly troubled by the choice of using the present and present perfect tenses in situations like this. Please tell me why you would use the past, rather than the present perfect. Brief biography:John Doe has graduated (graduated??) from *** University in the...

Hello, everyone: I've asked a question in http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionAboutTenseUsageSinceClause/gwxpb/post.htm , but I find out there are more than I need to ask, so I think it would be better to write a new post. Recently I saw several sentences using simple past and...

.He graduated from *** University... -- the action is complete and in the past. ...and worked/has worked for the *** Company for ten years. -- Either is possible; use the present perfect if he is still working for the *** Company..

The layout is good but The Passive voice is not used with the Future continuous,Present perfect continuous, Past perfect continuous and the Future perfect continuous!! I have been teaching for 12 years at university.

.I have underlined some problem areas. One point-- usually, you should use simple past tense where you have used present perfect:Motivation Letter:The Graduate programme in Finance at Hampton College is according my target to develop my skills on the financial field for a knowledge improvement...

Dr Jemilah graduated from Malaysia National University (MNU) with a Master's degree in Obstetrics. She became a lecturer at MNU in 1995. Her first mission was to help war victims in Kosovo. During the war, She, along with her team, helped to rebuild to two hospitals. The volunteers delivered...

Hoa Thai wrote: Hi Goodman, Maybe I should not touch your nerve again - You are so expressive and I am scared! (for your heart and for my embarrassment). Don't worry, I am all barks and I no bite! However, I must present my thought to find out what is wrong with it. Here I come. I haven’t...

Hello, Hoa Thai. Although Goodman outstripped me and deserved the brave one's laurels, I'd like to add some of the comments which I had started typing yesterday in the university, but hadn't time to finish... Your reasonong is interesting but not fault-less. «As CalifJim clearly explains...

... her his help. <<Are the books we ordered/have ordered used by any other university here? Simple past or present perfect or both with different meanings? It seems to me that discourse grammar forces the use of "have ordered" because the question is in the present and the...

Cali has always given lucid explanations and I am very indebted to her help. I have a question here not so much about sentence level but about discourse level. First, look at this sentence: Are the books we ordered/have ordered used by any other university here? Simple past or present...