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This tag is use to look back from a specific time and talk about things up to that time or about things that are important at that time.
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What does this sentence imply?
As always, the choice of the perfect does not necessarily have a specific meaning.
It has the general meaning "This is a past event with present relevance", but the specific kind of present relevanc …
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How to say in correct tense
The auxiliary have is always followed by a past participle, never any other form, so I have starting is never grammatical.
I have started going to the gym.
is grammatical, and completely natura …
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When should we use “Perfect infinitive” instead of “infinitive” in passive voice?
With should, the past infinitive makes it counter-factual
"It should be repaired" is making a demand for the future, and says nothing about the past.
"It should have been repaired" is saying that i …
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What is the appropriate use of the modal 'Could' in this example?
I think it's fine as it is - as far as the second person is concerned it is a hypothetical. But Yes you could is probably a more natural reply.
[Note that for many English speakers I couldn't say noth …
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"have liked"/"have been liking"/"had liked"/"had been liking"
The difference are:
a) 2 and 4 are not idiomatic in British English, or (I'm pretty certain) in American English - we simply don't use like with the progressive unless we're talking about a sequence o …
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