Timeline for How to use the past tenses
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
20 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11 at 8:55 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | None is correct. I don't think we would say "It's likely to be raining tomorrow" except in the context of a particular event, for example "...at the time we usually have our walk." | |
| Mar 10 at 19:05 | comment | added | Adam | @Kate Bunting. I'd like to know too if you could answer | |
| Mar 10 at 18:43 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | @trainbee282 - I'm not going to answer that. You have been asked before not to add your own questions to someone else's post. | |
| Mar 10 at 15:22 | comment | added | train bee 282 | @Kate Bunting. What do you think about statements given be None? | |
| Mar 10 at 14:42 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | Adam - I can't explain it except that we all know that 'going to school' (in the sense 'being a pupil') is something that lasts for a long time. You just have to accept that 'that's how we say it in English'. | |
| Mar 10 at 12:45 | comment | added | train bee 282 | @None. Yeah but is it only the case with "will" or other modals verbs in continuous form like " I should be repairing my carr next week" acts the same. Is this sentecne correct or like with past form "Last week I was repairing my car" i need to add something? | |
| Mar 10 at 12:37 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
clarified what "simple" and "continuous" referred to, improved formatting
|
| Mar 10 at 11:34 | comment | added | None | @trainbee282 "Not natural" is not what I would say. Compare "I'll watch TV tonight" (one action making a statement) and "when you get home tonight I'll be watching TV" (a brief action taking place while another is ongoing). Having "could be" or "it's likely to" introduces as you do introduces a modal aspect to what is being said, it gives it a certain context. "I'll come tomorrow" denotes more of a sudden idea whereas "I'll be coming tomorrow" implies I have thought about it and have already decided. | |
| Mar 10 at 11:20 | history | edited | avpaderno |
edited tags
|
|
| Mar 10 at 11:00 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | The suggested edit although good in many places does introduce two errors. If this somehow gets approved, I would ask the OP to rollback the edit. I have rejected the suggested edit. | |
| Mar 10 at 10:00 | comment | added | train bee 282 | @None. Does it work the same way with future forms like: IT could be raining or it's likely to be raining tomorrow" these aren't natural without additional infomration like " while I'm working correct? | |
| Mar 10 at 9:57 | review | Suggested edits | |||
| Mar 10 at 11:03 | |||||
| Mar 10 at 9:45 | review | Close votes | |||
| Mar 25 at 3:05 | |||||
| Mar 10 at 9:28 | comment | added | None | It's the same with "I was working there for two years" you need a context, an end to the sentence to justify the use of the BE-ing form of the verb. Whereas "I worked there for two years" can stand on its own. | |
| Mar 10 at 9:27 | answer | added | Astralbee | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 10 at 9:23 | comment | added | None | You would not use those sentences outside any context. When you say "Yesterday I was repairing my car" we are expecting an end to the sentence, e.g.: "Yesterday I was repairing my car when the phone rang and ...". It doesn't mean you have been doing something all day long but that you were doing something when something else happened. The BE-ing form only takes its meaning when contrasted with the V-ed form. | |
| Mar 10 at 9:21 | comment | added | Adam | So, we simply emphasize the duration. How would you comment my second point, then? | |
| Mar 10 at 8:44 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | Well, obviously Last week I was repairing my car wouldn't be understood as saying that you literally spent the whole week doing so without a break, just that you spent a long time working on the car, probably over several days. | |
| S Mar 10 at 7:27 | review | First questions | |||
| Mar 10 at 7:29 | |||||
| S Mar 10 at 7:27 | history | asked | Adam | CC BY-SA 4.0 |