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Vanilla Ice Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Few quick questions about form
Hello English teachers.
I am studying for a TEFL qualification. I have been told to resubmit part of my first assignment. I was hoping to run some form structures by you and see if there was anything you would change. I'm not asking you to tell me what to do, just please point out where I might have gone wrong. Any help appreciated.
stopped to help
Last time I submitted Stop + to + infinitive. This was marked wrong. Someone else who also has to resubmit submitted exactly the same thing and it was marked correct.
This time I've gone for: Stop(past simple tense)+ to + infinitive
I'll have finished (by Friday.)
I + will have + past participle.
When combined with a future time reference (in this case Friday) will have + past participle forms the Future Perfect tense.
Would you mind opening (the window?) Notat all.
(Questionform)Would+subject+mind+ present participle.
Not+ at + all.
Do these look okay to you guys?
Thanks a lot.
Libertine.
I am studying for a TEFL qualification. I have been told to resubmit part of my first assignment. I was hoping to run some form structures by you and see if there was anything you would change. I'm not asking you to tell me what to do, just please point out where I might have gone wrong. Any help appreciated.
stopped to help
Last time I submitted Stop + to + infinitive. This was marked wrong. Someone else who also has to resubmit submitted exactly the same thing and it was marked correct.
This time I've gone for: Stop(past simple tense)+ to + infinitive
I'll have finished (by Friday.)
I + will have + past participle.
When combined with a future time reference (in this case Friday) will have + past participle forms the Future Perfect tense.
Would you mind opening (the window?) Notat all.
(Questionform)Would+subject+mind+ present participle.
Not+ at + all.
Do these look okay to you guys?
Thanks a lot.
Libertine.
Top answer
" "This time I've gone for" is not right. You have the present perfect tense, "have gone," which denotes completed action in the present. However, the phrase "this time" is used for action ongoing in present time.
- " "This time I've gone for" is not right.
- You have the present perfect tense, "have gone," which denotes completed action in the present.
- However, the phrase "this time" is used for action ongoing in present time.
- " The following would be okay: "The last time I went for beer.
- " "I'll have finished" is okay.
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The phrase "stopped to help" is okay, for example: "I stopped to help the man in the wheelchair."
"This time I've gone for" is not right. You have the present perfect tense, "have gone," which denotes completed action in the present. However, the phrase "this time" is used for action ongoing in present time. So "this time" doesn't match with "have gone." The following would be okay: "The
"This time I've gone for" is not right. You have the present perfect tense, "have gone," which denotes completed action in the present. However, the phrase "this time" is used for action ongoing in present time. So "this time" doesn't match with "have gone." The following would be okay: "The
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