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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
fall
Hi,
I recently learned that the word 'fall' can mean "to happen on a particular day or at a particular time, but I don't understand its usage very well. e.g.
1."New Year's Day falls/fell on a Monday this year."
I have two questions about the sentence above.
a) Should we use 'falls' or 'fell' in the case above?
b) Could I use be verb instead of 'falls' or 'fell' here, as in
"New Year's Day is/ was on a Monday this year."
If so, should we use 'is' or 'was' here?
2."Labor Day is/falls on May 1st."
Are 'falls' and 'is' interchangeable here?
Thank you very much.
I recently learned that the word 'fall' can mean "to happen on a particular day or at a particular time, but I don't understand its usage very well. e.g.
1."New Year's Day falls/fell on a Monday this year."
I have two questions about the sentence above.
a) Should we use 'falls' or 'fell' in the case above?
b) Could I use be verb instead of 'falls' or 'fell' here, as in
"New Year's Day is/ was on a Monday this year."
If so, should we use 'is' or 'was' here?
2."Labor Day is/falls on May 1st."
Are 'falls' and 'is' interchangeable here?
Thank you very much.
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Anonymous Hi, I recently learned that the word 'fall' can mean "to happen on a particular day or at a particular time, but I don't understand its usage very well. g. " I have two questions about the sentence above.
- Anonymous Hi, I recently learned that the word 'fall' can mean "to happen on a particular day or at a particular time, but I don't understand its usage very well.
- g.
- " I have two questions about the sentence above.
- a) Should we use 'falls' or 'fell' in the case above?
- " If so, should we use 'is' or 'was' here?
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AnonymousHi,
I recently learned that the word 'fall' can mean "to happen on a particular day or at a particular time, but I don't understand its usage very well. e.g.
1."New Year's Day falls/fell on a Monday this year."
I have two questions about the sentence above.
a) Should we use 'falls' or 'fell' in the case above?
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I thought 'fall' is a past tense and 'fell' is a present tense? I am confused. Please explain. Thanks.
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It's the opposite: fall is the present and fell is the past, in fact it is fall-fell-fallen.
I hope it helps
I hope it helps
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Hi,
Thank you, feebs11 for your reply.
I have two more questions about the topic as follows:
Question #1
e.g.
1. "New Year's Day was on a Monday this year."
2. "New Year's Day was a Monday this year."
Which sentence is correct?
Question #2
e.g.
"New Years's Day falls on January 1st every year."
Is it fine to use 'falls' in the sentence?
Thank you, feebs11 for your reply.
I have two more questions about the topic as follows:
Question #1
e.g.
1. "New Year's Day was on a Monday this year."
2. "New Year's Day was a Monday this year."
Which sentence is correct?
Question #2
e.g.
"New Years's Day falls on January 1st every year."
Is it fine to use 'falls' in the sentence?
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AnonymousHi,
Thank you, feebs11 for your reply.
I have two more questions about the topic as follows:
Question #1
e.g.
1. "New Year's Day was on a Monday this year."
2. "New Year's Day was a Monday this year."
Which sentence is correct? Both - as is "This year, New Year's Day was [on] a M
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So, 'falls' is considered a present tense too? Can show me some examples using the word 'falls'? Thanks.
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Hi.
You should use a form of to fall in both those instances.
You would say "New Year's Day fell on a Monday" if you are talking about 2007 (or other years in the past) or "New Year's Day falls on a Monday" if you're talking about 2008 or any other year in the future.
Same for the other one. "New Year's Day is on a Monday" sounds bad for some reason. It's just not the
You should use a form of to fall in both those instances.
You would say "New Year's Day fell on a Monday" if you are talking about 2007 (or other years in the past) or "New Year's Day falls on a Monday" if you're talking about 2008 or any other year in the future.
Same for the other one. "New Year's Day is on a Monday" sounds bad for some reason. It's just not the
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