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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Is this optional?

1. Would you say in the following situations where the preposition "at" is placed after the phrases "any time" and "any place," at is optional?

Can opt out (at) any time

Can meet him (at) any place

Do you have some good tips as to help me see things easily?

2. Are the following some kind of idiomatic phrases and should I take them as such? I thought the word "form" is a countable noun but I see no articles for them here and that is why I am asking whether they are so.

in present (tense) form

in past (tense) form
  

Top answer

Hi Believer, If you learn the use of articles from books, you will go crazy before long, mark my word I know it from bitter experience. Articles should be felt, rather than known, generally speaking

— Inchoateknowledge

  • Hi Believer, If you learn the use of articles from books, you will go crazy before long, mark my word I know it from bitter experience.
  • Articles should be felt, rather than known, generally speaking
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Hi Believer,

If you learn the use of articles from books, you will go crazy before long, mark my word Emotion: smile

I know it f
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Thank you, Inchoateknnwledge.

I think that is a great piece of advice, a very wise one indeed. I think anyone who is trying very hard at it?? should heed your advice very carefully. Excellent advice.
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Can opt out (at) any time
Can meet him (at) any place
Yes, the at is optional.

Think of in present/past (tense) form as an idiom.
There's no theoretical reason I can think of why the article is omitted.

CJ
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