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Jeffery216 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Junior grammar problem

I am confuse when I was using below tense, specially the timing….
Present prefect
Past continuous
Past prefect
Past simple
Past passive (was / were + past participle)
And any tense like:
“Are + past tense verb”?
“were + past tense verb”?

Example:
-          He has lost his key (Present prefect simple, he does not find his key yet)
-          He had lost his key (Past prefect, he already has his key back or has a new key)
-          He was losing his key (Past continuous, should be specify the time “at yesterday 10:30”)
-          He was lost his key (Past passive, ?)
-          He lost his key (Past simple, only state that he was lost his key, maybe yesterday, last month or a few month ago)

And I saw this sentence in a English course “I have repaired the washing machine”
(I realize there should be present prefect simple which means the action from the past to now and not yet finish, but how can repair washing machine still happening?)
For my understanding, it should be “I repaired the washing machine “ or “I had repaired the washing machine” or “I was repaired the washing machine”

How about below sentence, “young” should be a adj, can above tense apply to it?
-          I was young (Now I am old)
-          I had been young (And I think it’s the same meaning with above)
  

Top answer

jeffery216 I am confuse when I was using below tense, specially the timing I am confuse d about when I use the tenses below, especially about the times. jeffery216 He has lost his key (Present prefect simple , he does not find his key yet He has not found his key yet. It is still lost.

  • jeffery216 I am confuse when I was using below tense, specially the timing I am confuse d about when I use the tenses below, especially about the times.
  • jeffery216 He has lost his key (Present prefect simple , he does not find his key yet He has not found his key yet.
  • It is still lost.
  • jeffery216 e had lost his key (Past prefect, he already has his key back or has a new key) His key was still lost a a certain past time.
  • We don't know whether or not he has found it since.
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jeffery216I am confuse when I was using below tense, specially the timing
I am confused about when I use the tenses below, especially about the times.
jeffery216 He has lost his key (Present prefect simple, he does not find his key yet
He has not found hi
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@fivejedjon Million thanks for your explain!!! I am keep coming up different problems, but maybe not related to this topic...Maybe we can focus on the topic first... : (

Such as:
"I am confused about when I use the tenses below " And what's wrong with my sentence "I am confuse when I was using below tense"
"not he has found it since" = "He has not found it yet
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fivejedjonjeffery216 He was lost his key (Past Passive)The past passive form is 'his key was lost'
Then "he was lost his key" is wrong?
fivejedjonjeffery216He lost his key (Past simple, only state that he was lost his key, maybe yesterday, last month or a few month ago)Correct.
We don't know when he lo

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