In Verbs^x, Negations^x, Present perfect^x

Hi, I am afraid I didn't understand exactly what you wanted. Hopefully someone else will be able to understand and help you a little more. Anyway, I just wanted to give you a few opinions: I have bought a book for a year. <-- No, this is not good, as you said. You could say: I have...

Hi I would like to know more about the use of "since" and "for" with the Present Perfect Simple. I have found that these expressions are mainly used in the Present Perfect Simple in order to show a continuous situation, (especially with stative verbs that most of the time are used only in...

The whole thing is mine. No quotes. To expand: According to many linguists, a sentence with a modal actually splits into two parts - the modality and the proposition. Sometimes the word "residue" is used instead of "proposition". "The neighbors may want this old refrigerator." The...

Too big a question for mortal grammarians, Brinda. BE = exist; copulative verb: You are hungry. COPULATIVE + ADJECTIVE I am Mister Micawber. COPULATIVE + NOUN He is coming. AUXILIARY OF CONTINUOUS ASPECT DO = perform; auxiliary: I do the bookkeeping. TRANSITIVE VERB She doesn't...