Hi, 1.'For the last three weeks I have read a story by William Golding.' 2.'For the the last three weeks I have been reading a story by William Golding.' When using an expression of time, like 'since, for,etc' both the present perfect simple and ...
Anonymous Hello - a native English speaker would use No 2, which expresses an action which takes place over a period of time. Expression No 1 would not be used in this context, as it implies a 'one off' or single act. One might say "I have read a story ...
Isn't that just like students everywhere? What a nuisance! ______________________________ 1. For the last three weeks I have read a story by William Golding. 2. For the last three weeks I have been reading a story by William Golding. "I have read ...
Dear Users, Is it correct to mix these two tenses in one sentence? I've noticed you bough the second edition of "New Practical English Reader" I'm not sure whether we should use present perfect all along this sentence or not. Can we mix present ...
Perfect StrangerDear Users,Is it correct to mix these...You can use whatever combination of... I've noticed you bought the second edition of "New Practical.... I'm not sure whether we should use...in this sentence or not. I would just use simple past in both...
Perfect StrangerCan we mix present perfect and past...
You can mix these (and the present tense as well) in any way that makes sense. 1 I notice that you bought ... 2 I notice that you've bought ... 3 I noticed that you bought ... 4 I noticed that you've bought ... 5 I've noticed that you bought ... 6 I've ...
Perfect Stranger Thanks guys, The problem is that I hardly see any difference bewteen: a) past simple + past simple b) pres. perfect + pres. perfect c) pres. perfect + past simple Not to mention some other combinations...
Standard - 100 points Tomorrow - 110 points The day after - 90 points 1) Tomorrow It will go up by 10% 2) Tomorrow it will be increased by 10% 3) Tomorrow it will go up by 10% into 100. 4) Tomorrow it will be increased by 10% to 100. I think that ...
Son James...Standard - 100 points Tomorrow - 110 points The day after - 90 points 1) Tomorrow It will go up (by) 10%.correct,active voice 2) Tomorrow it will be increased (by)....correct,passive voice 3) Tomorrow it will go up (by) 10% to110. 4) Tomorrow it will be increased (by)...to110. I think that every example is right....out the wrong expressions?
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