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204 questions linked to/from How do the tenses and aspects in English correspond temporally to one another?
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has been, have been , had been [duplicate]
Please anyone tell me when we have to use "has been, have been , had been" and something started in past and still continuing is it possible to use has been ?
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"It would be better if you drink/drank all the water" [duplicate]
Which one of the following is grammatically correct?
It would be better if you drink all the water.
It would be better if you drank all the water.
The question is, obviously, about the use of ...
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Difference in meaning between did you speak to... and have you spoken to...? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another?
What's the difference in meaning between "Did you speak to the landlord this morning?" and "Have you spoken ...
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I noticed vs I have noticed [duplicate]
Is there a difference between I noticed and I have noticed? What is the correct use of each of these?
Thanks
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have worked vs had worked [duplicate]
I have worked here for five years.
I had worked here for five years.
I worked here for five years.
Which one is gramatically correct.
Does the first sentence mean that he worked here and is still ...
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"Your message was deleted" vs. "your message has been deleted" [duplicate]
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How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another?
I don't know which form is better to use, when telling a user that his message was/has been deleted (in the ...
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Difference between "I reached home" and "I have reached home" [duplicate]
I often confuse these two things:
"I reached home" and "I have reached home".
Once my friend asked me, "Where are you? "
I messaged him: "I have reached home".
He told me not to use "have reached "......
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What is the difference between has gone and went in this context? [duplicate]
A: Is Mr. Bob at home?
B: Sorry, he isn't at home. He___to Hong Kong for vacation?
A. went
B. has gone
C. is going
Which one is correct answer? and why it is not the other ones?
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Difference between "saw you" and "have seen you" [duplicate]
What is the difference between the two statements?
I saw you recently
I have seen you recently
Are both the statements correct? If correct, then why?
Explain the difference between specified timing ...
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"Should be done by" or "should have been done by"? [duplicate]
Which of these should I use?
My test result should be done by last Wednesday.
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My test result should have been done by last Wednesday.
What is the difference in meaning?
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"have been" versus "had been" in questions [duplicate]
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How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another?
"I can tell that he's not English, but I wouldn't had been able to tell that he's french if you didn't tell ...
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Was removed vs has been removed [duplicate]
I am not a native speaker and would like to know the difference between these two:
1. Profile was removed
2. Profile has been removed
Yes I know it is Past Simple vs Present Perfetc. For me, the ...
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"I ordered" vs. "I have ordered" [duplicate]
A I haven't received the book I ordered.
B I haven't received the book I have ordered.
Which one would you say is more often used / colloquial, and which one is more formal / more grammatically ...
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"have been requested", "has been" or "had been" [duplicate]
I always have difficulty in sorting out between "have been" and "had been", I face this issue a lot.
As an example, which one is correct?
The items have been requested by your team
The items ...
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Which one is correct "Rode" or Has ridden"? [duplicate]
He rode a bicycle to work every day last month.
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He has ridden a bicycle to work every day last month.
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