1) "dashing" is an adjective here (for meaning, see http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashing ). I suppose the word was originally related to the verb "to dash" (of which "dashed" is the past tense), but the

1. What is the difference? Before they had gone up to the second floor, they fell. They had fallen before they went (up?) to the second floor. 2. I think the two are similar in that the past pefect tense kind of does the work of

Hi. "He will cook dinner tomorrow night, and then he will have cooked dinner every night for a week." Does the "will have cooked" in the 2nd clause mean the action will take place before "will cook" in the 1st

Do you think the following shows correct ways to introduce a present perfect tense Your use of the present perfect in those two excerpts of conversation is fine. Also, do you think if something has been discussed/has ocurred a short while ago and

Hi. Do you think the following shows correct ways to introduce a present perfect tense into a piece of text? Would a person be correct to say that just about any topic can be introduced in this way (ways?)? (a group of people at a bi-monthly

Could you please tell me if the sentence; 'she looked beautiful in her wedding dress' is in the past simple or present simple tense? Thanks Lisa.

Hi everybody, I can´t decide myself if these sentences are correct. Could you please help me? In brackets, I emphasize what I´m not sure about: 1) Gretna Green remains one of the most popular wedding venues in the world even today. (POSITION OF

. Simply untrue, Huang. Unless you mean the single implied time reference 'before NOW'. A: Is your papa coming to your wedding? B: No, he died. C: Is your father still in the hospital? D: No, he died. A and C may well follow up with an

Hi, Please correct these. 1) Hi, Joe. I was hoping you would volunteer for the job and was happy when I heard you would do the job. You know the job entails cleaning the room four times a month. You know we will not be able to pay you and it is a

Hi, what are the correct tenses to use after the words "figured", "realized" and "reminded" in these sentential contexts? Please correct the writing if you can. I think the phrase "would not be able to" is