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“I been” or “I’ve been”? [closed]
In the famous song Every Breath You Take by The Police, Sting sings:
Since you've gone I been lost without a trace…
I admit that I am not some expert in English Grammar, but this "I been" ...
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1answer
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“Had decided to call” vs.“had decided that we should call”
I have a question regarding using "had decided". I'm not sure if I can use either an infinitive form of a verb or a modal verb:
We had decided to call each other when we are in danger.
We had ...
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Present and past perfect dilemma
This sentence is giving me trouble:
For several days I (have/had) not had the chance to see her until a
few hours ago.
I think had is correct because the time reference is a few hours ago, ...
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Past perfect sentence construction
This is an example sentence demonstrating the usage of past perfect:
I checked with the supplier and they still hadn't received the contract.
In this case the timeline rule works out as it ...
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Is “On January 17th our team had represented” correct English?
My team recently posted a status update,
On January 17th, our team had represented [organization name] at [place].
Though I am unable to explain why (I have never formally learned tenses), I am ...
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1answer
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“Had spent” vs. “has spent” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
where should we use has/have been and had been?
[Company] had spent previous years a few blocks away from the new location.
This sentence uses "had spent", but to ...
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“Had been engaged when they married” vs. “were married” vs. “had married”
Which of the sentences below are grammatically correct?
The couple had been engaged for five years when they married.
The couple had been engaged for five years when they were married.
The ...
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1answer
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“At this time yesterday, I had gone” vs. “by this time yesterday, I had gone”
At this time yesterday, I was going to work. [Past Continuous]
I am very sure that the above sentence is 100% correct. (Reference: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html.)
But I ...
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“was” vs. “had been” [closed]
At the end of "Fear is the Key," Alistair MacLean wrote
And so it had been with my red rose, before it had turned to white.
When I tried to recall that line, though, what I got was
And so it ...
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1answer
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Past Perfect and gerund vs. Past Perfect and Simple Past [closed]
When using the past perfect tense to say something happened before something else, is it correct to use the gerund form (as opposed to the past tense) to express the latter event? For example, is it ...
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Past perfect sentence in “I would have killed the snake if I had hit him…”
Is the following a correct past perfect sentence?
I would have killed the snake if I had hit him hard with a stick.
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Past perfect in the specific sentence
I am not sure about using the past tenses here:
Yesterday I saw my friend who had just finished the university and
wanted to go out.
Is that correct? I am not sure about the past perfect but ...
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Is this correct: “I'd have to have had…”
This sentence makes my head hurt a bit, and it doesn't seem right, but perhaps you guys could help me sort it out.
"If I would've gone to Canada, I'd have to have had some kind of winter gear."
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2answers
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“Would fly” versus “would have flown”
I am not a native speaker of English. Could anyone please tell me which sentence is correct?
If I had money, I would fly to Spain.
If I had money, I would have flown to Spain.
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1answer
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Using had twice [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What does “had had” mean? How does this differ from “had”?
Is this correct usage?
I had had enough food?
