Grammar
Hey there, please can you help me. I was working on grammar and these sentences got me confused.
Use present, past, and present perfect:
He ( study) chemistry for three years and then ( give ) it up.
Maisie (paint) her toe-nails and her hair (change) color at least three times since last winter.
My answer:
He has studied chemistry for three years and then gives it up.
Maisie has painted her toe-nails and her hair changed color at least three times since last winter.
Top answer
Oumaima Salby 3381 present The present simple connotes a habit, so it won't go well with 'for (period of time)'. And it doesn't go well with actions that can only take place once in a limited amount of time, like giving up a habit or activity. The past simple normally tells us about events or actions that occurred once in the past, though it can also connote a habit, but it is unusual with a 'since' phrase of time.
- Oumaima Salby 3381 present The present simple connotes a habit, so it won't go well with 'for (period of time)'.
- And it doesn't go well with actions that can only take place once in a limited amount of time, like giving up a habit or activity.
- The past simple normally tells us about events or actions that occurred once in the past, though it can also connote a habit, but it is unusual with a 'since' phrase of time.
- The present perfect simple connotes a state or a series of regularly occurring actions, especially when a 'since' phrase indicates when this state or series began.
- With those general principles in mind, and assuming that you must use each of those three tenses at least once within these two sentences, I would answer thus: He studied chemistry for three years and then gave it up.
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Oumaima Salby 3381present
The present simple connotes a habit, so it won't go well with 'for (period of time)'. And it doesn't go well with actions that can only take place once in a limited amount of time, like giving up a habit or activity.
The past simple normally tells us about events or actions that occurred once in the past, though it can also
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