By Verbs, Auxiliaries

Re: a Few grammar questions

Present Perfect is formed with the auxiliary have and the past participle of some verb: have seen, has done, have lived. Present Perfect Progressive is formed with the auxiliaries have and been and the present participle of some verb: have been seeing, has been doing, has been living.CJ

Re: Would

Hi RotterYes, of course, there are differences in the word order, but a similar auxiliary (ska, which is related to shall) and a present infinitive (köpa, buy) is needed in your sentence. And a perfect conditional is formed in the same way in English and Swedish as well:If I had had money, I...

Would

This is Rotter again. I don't know why I can't log in to the forum. This has been a problem for me for a while.-- 1.I would weigh 75-80 kilos if I start eating chocalates, candies, etc. I have learnt from Marius to use the auxiliary verb 'would' in hypothetical sentences. The...

Re: What troubles you now? What does trouble you now?

Hi,Do you have a car? What do you have? - The subject is you, and so you need subject-verb inversion, often with the help of an auxiliary (in this case do)Who cares? Who assassinated George? What looks like a cat but is not a cat? - Who, what, etc. are the subjects, and there's not need to do...

Re: basic english questions

.I have struck out the incorrect ones:a) Girls and boys like playing with train sets conjunctionb) Don’t put the ashtray on the table prepositionc) They walked down the street hand in hand nound) She is a very clever woman adjectivee) She listens to the radio in...

basic english questions

aret these answers correct?a) Girls and boys like playing with train sets conjunctionb) Don’t put the ashtray on the table prepositionc) They walked down the street hand in hand nound) She is a very clever woman adjectivee) She listens to the radio in the...

Re: conditional

Thank you, Mr. M. Then, what are these ones I wrote? They have if-clauses and what look to be resultant clauses, and also, they seem to be good, sensible sentences. All first conditional?? If I hear from you before I leave, I would call you when I get home. If I get a raise this month, I...

Re: use of modals for past sense

I have learned it is incorrect to write the auxiliary verb 'must' in the past. I must go to the gym now. I must go the gym tomorrow. Yesterday I had to go to the gym. --> This is correct.Yesterday I must go to the gym. --> This is incorrect.Is it fine to say the following?I must...

Re: he is gone. What tense is being used? Is that simple present tense?

 I think it's a big mistake because the verb after the auxiliary is in the past participle, it means that the auxiliary should be 'has'  (the verb 'to have' in the present) instead of 'is' (the verb 'to be'  in the present. its a common mistake and it's a...

Re: [will] optional?

Hmm, technically speaking you need that WILL, otherwise the structure will change (but the meaning might or might not change).If you screw this up, your team will lose 5 points and the other team get 3 points.If you take away that WILL are joining these two:If you screw this up, your team will...