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Are These Words Interchangeable? [duplicate]
"The man was hung at dawn."
"The man was hanged at dawn."
Are "hung" and "hanged" entirely interchangeable?
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Infinitive vs. Past Simple for short technical annotations [duplicate]
I use source control management software at work. When I commit some changes, I annotate them with the bare infinitive like this:
"add new feature", "fix bug #10012"
I note that some of my ...
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How do I ask “when” without implying past or future?
"When did or will the event happen?" — This sounds silly to me.
To make matters worse, I would like to use passive voice because the question is in reference to a statement that uses passive voice.
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“I had thought there was” Vs. “I thought there was”
What's the difference between these sentences:
I had thought there was something wrong with the tape recorder.
I thought there was something wrong with the tape recorder.
Would it be more ...
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Why is the progressive form used here?
In February 1825 he married Julianne Thiemer, daughter of a property owner and well-established glove-maker in Seesen. Heinrich, a cabinet maker without property, a Beiwohner(boarder), was marrying ...
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“Would you have liked to have been” vs. “would you have liked to be”
I was interested in the following sentence which appeared in an article titled “No Rest for the Weary” in The New York Times (February 15, 2008).
Would you have liked to have been president from ...
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When do you use “talked” and “spoke”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the difference between “speaking” and “talking”?
I'm often befuddled when I am reading an article and the author uses talked with when ...
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Is it correct to use Simple Past in place of Present Perfect? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When Will “Present Perfect vs Past Tense” Cases Be Affected By Culture?
When do I use present perfect tense instead of the simple past?
On a movie this boy ...
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“so that” + present/past tense [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should I say 'What I wanted to say is' or 'What I wanted to say was'?
Which one is correct:
Introduce additional user interface widget so that it was ...
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Past simple with today
For example, I want to say that I found a ball today. But "today" means action in present, am I right?
I've already searched the Internet and it seems the right way is this:
I found a ball today
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“You have hidden a request sent by …” versus “You hid a request sent by …”
I have come across a couple confusing sentences when hiding (ignoring) requests on Facebook.
The first response message was:
You hid a FarmVille request sent by John Doe
and the second was
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Past tense of 'to output': output or outputted?
According to Wikipedia, the past tense (and past participle) of the verb to output is either output or outputted. Are these two forms entirely interchangeable? Or do they have certain nuance in ...
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“Passed” versus “past” instance in a published novel
A certain book by a famous author has been released in a new second edition. Unfortunately, it appears some changes have been made for the worse.
For instance, in the first edition you read the ...
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What's the past tense of “dive”? Of “spell”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
UK English: Is "dived" a valid word?
Spelt and Spelled
“Dreamed” vs. “dreamt”, “leaped” vs. “leapt”, “lighted” vs. “lit”
Evolution of irregular verbs over the last ...
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“I didn't finish” versus “I haven't finished”
If I worked on something yesterday but it was not finished, should I use "I didn't finish it yet" or "I haven't finished it yet"?
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What's the proper past tense of “to freeze”: “freezed” or "frozen?
Which form should be used for the past tense "freezed" or "frozen" or are both acceptable?
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Present or Past tense to describe a past condition which is still present?
Scenario: My friend John has a personality disorder, intensely paranoid for example.
Can I say:
There were three events last year that told me John had a problem.
or can I say:
There were ...
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Is “would” the past future tense of “will” or just a modal verb?
What's the difference:
Would you give me some advice?
Will you give me some advices?
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Is “errored” correct usage?
If "errored" is not a valid word, then how should I say:
The program errored at line 44
I guess I could say:
The program threw an error at line 44
But why is "errored" wrong? Is there a ...
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What is the difference between “I forgot” and “I had forgot”?
I forgot versus I had forgot. What is the difference between the two phrases?
