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This tag is for questions about tense, or location in time by grammatical forms and constructions rather than by semantics.
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can we use use "all day" in all aspects of past tense?
Look at the following sentences:
It rained all day yesterday so I stayed indoors
It was raining all day yesterday so I stayed indoors
It had been raining all day yesterday so I stayed indoo …
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"since 1954, we have" VS" Since1954, we are"
https://sentence.yourdictionary.com/since
Since can be a conjunction and it may be used in the present continuous or in other tense but the usage is different. …
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Which tense should be used after word after
I want to call the baby Mihira after she is born.
I want to call the baby Mihira after she will be born
I think the first sentence sounds natural to me because the second sentence is grammat …
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"have stayed" or "had been staying" which one is correct?
I have stayed in your hotel for several days last month
This sentence is wrong because present perfect can not be used for time adverbials like last month.
You can say
I had/ stayed in y …
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Differences between 'has' and 'had'
According to the sequence of the sentence if the main clause is in the past, the subordinate usually will be in the past tense.
So the sentence does not mean that her sister Dia is not alive. …
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What tense would be better in these "since when" sentences and why
Since when can be used in any tense in the sense of from what time depending on the context.
Since when are you responsible for the project.? …
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What does "would have done" mean when it's not in subjunctive mood?
This type of sentencecs are possible without if clauses.They are not in subjuntive mood even with if clauses.They are called conditional perfect.
I desire that she come
He suggested that she go
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Is “has not been coming” or “he is not coming” correct?
He has not been coming for the last two days is correct because we do not use the present continuous with a time phrase like for the last two days
so he is not coming for the last two days is wrong
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“Have you been to school” or “…gone to school”?
Suppose a father wants to know whether his son went to school today or not at 5 PM after school hours.
Is it correct to ask:
Have you gone to school today?
Because his father has seen his son? …
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The shop has opened today vs the shop opened today
Generally we say The shop is open or closed today.
But the shop has been opened for the first time today.
The exhibition will be officially opened by the Prime Minister Tomorrow.
The shop was open …
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Does this sentence "We could not conceive.." describe the past or the present?
I think that it was definitely a past tense.. …
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No answer is/was given
Though the present simple is used, in all the sentences the part participle is working as adjective there.
No answer is given
It is given as an example
All items are provided
It is …
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Should it be will or would after present perfect?
Here will talks about certainity in future better than would. so will should be used.It is nothing to do with the present perfect.But if it is a past tense would is the only option. …
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Past perfect tense and simple past
Simple past is correct because you failed to recognize him only after Jack entered the room. If you use past perfect, it means that you failed to recognize him before he entered the room.
So the corr …
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After she had completed her home work, she went to bed
After she had completed her home work, she went to bed
After she has /have completed her home work she went to bed
The firstsentence is correct.There are two past actions here.The first one …
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