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You Asked Me This Question / Do I ask "(Have you had a look, Did you have a look) at the documents?'?"

« on: March 30, 2020, 03:58:59 AM »

Hello. Can you please help with this:  At the start of the weekend I ask someone to have a look at some documents over the weekend. What do I ask that person on Monday morning; Have you had a look at the documents?, or Did you have a look at the documents?

Thank you.

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You Asked Me This Question / 'To' - small word, big confusion.

« on: August 17, 2018, 02:28:29 AM »

Good day.

I am struggling to understand the difference between "Come here" and "Come to me". I know when to use 'to', but I cannot explain it to someone.

What is the part of speech of 'to' in the 2nd sentence above? Adverb?

Why don't we say "Come to here, come to upstairs, come to home", but we do say "Come to church, come to me, come to town"?

As always, looking forward to your answer.

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You Asked Me This Question / Why the word "bloom" has no "s" in "Plant a tree and see hope bloom"

« on: May 23, 2018, 03:06:09 AM »

Hello. I saw the following on a flowery calendar: "Plant a tree and see hope bloom." Why is there not an 's' at the end of 'bloom'? (Isn't it a subject-agreement error?)

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You Asked Me This Question / Have as auxiliary in simple present tense.

« on: November 18, 2016, 05:34:33 PM »

Good day

Can you please tell me if the verb 'have' is ever used as an auxiliary in the present tense? As full verb it can be used in a sentence like: "I have a book". Is that correct?

The verb 'be'  in the simple present tense can be used as an auxiliary, as in "Windows are made of glass". Is that correct?

The verb 'do' in the simple present tense can be used as an auxiliary, as in "Does he play tennis?" Is that correct?

Are these 3 verbs refered to as special verbs or non-continuous verbs?

Thank you again.
Annelize

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You Asked Me This Question / Do as a full verb

« on: October 14, 2016, 06:02:26 PM »

Good day

Consider the simple present sentence: "He does an exercise". Is "does" in this sentence the full verb?

If you look at the negative of the same sentence: "He does not do an exercise." Which is the full verb and which is the helping verb?

Thank you.

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You Asked Me This Question / Does the term "SMS" have a plural form?

« on: October 14, 2014, 03:22:49 PM »

Good day,

What is the correct way to write the plural form of SMS?

Thank you.

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You Asked Me This Question / Auxiliary verbs

« on: September 06, 2014, 12:36:28 PM »

Good day,

There are 3 auxiliary verbs; do, be and have.

Am I correct that the different forms are as follow;

do - do, does, did
be - am, is, are
have - have, has, had?

Thank you.

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You Asked Me This Question / Did/have

« on: August 18, 2014, 05:19:01 PM »

Hello,

What is the difference between: "Did you get my message?" and "Have you received my message?".

Thank you.

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You Asked Me This Question / What’s the difference between "for ever" and "forever"?

« on: September 16, 2013, 04:32:05 PM »

Hi there,

What is the difference between 'for ever' and 'forever'?

Thank you.

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You Asked Me This Question / Singular/Plural

« on: January 09, 2013, 05:25:23 PM »

Hi there!
 
Happy New Year!

Can you please clarify the following;

Do the following words take singular verbs and other singular forms like "is, does, has?"

Anything, anybody, anyone, somebody, someone, everybody, everyone, no-one, all of them, another one, each, either.

Do the following words take plural verbs and other plural forms like, "are, do, have?"

Both, few, many, others, several.

Thank you,
Annelize

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You Asked Me This Question / Tenses!!!

« on: July 26, 2012, 04:28:02 PM »

Hello sir,

I am studying tenses through English Page.com.  They have some nice exercises.  The Tenses are driving me insane!!!  I need to ask the following:

1.  In the sentence: "My best friend and I have known each other for over fifteen years.  We still get together once a week."  Does 'have known" indicate Present Perfect? On English Page`s site, under Present Perfect - it says that you cannot use the PP with specific time expressions.  So, fifteen years is a time expression?? If this sentence is in the PP, then under which usage heading on the English Page - Present Perfect - does it fall?

2.  "Stinson is a fantastic writer.  He has written ten very creative short stories in the last year.  One day, he'll be as fabous as Hemingway."  Has written - is it Present Perfect? Because according to the sentence he is expected to write more stories? So, on English Page, under PP, it will fall under the heading - An uncompleted action you are expecting?

3.  "I have not had this much fun since I was a kid." Present Perfect? For the same reason as sentence 2?

Thank you,
Annelize

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You Asked Me This Question / Present perfect continuous tense

« on: July 04, 2012, 08:17:10 PM »

Hi there,

I printed all the tenses info from www.englishpage.com. I am really trying to learn the tenses, but find it very confusing.  I read the following in a newspaper:

Vreken, who  has been described by family members as a man who approaced life with a positive attitude, was killed on Saturday while out on his morning jog.

Now, according to the englishpage site, 'has been' is a present perfect continuous tense and must be used with the present participle - ing.  It must be used when speaking of something that started in the past and has continued up untill now. Or it must be used with 'recently and lately.'  In this sentence I do not see the -ing.  Also, it is something that his family said about him.  So it is a completed action? They did not start saying it and it continued up untill whenever?!?! Please help!

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You Asked Me This Question / mass nouns

« on: June 25, 2012, 06:01:30 PM »

When using mass, abstract mass and count nouns, how do I know when to use the verb in singular or plural form? For instance: The sea is/are ... the rain is/are... or the rain fall/falls down...