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Yusra Hashim Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Modifier or what?
i am confused with this phrase.
firstly, this phrase implies a past event.
1) there was a man called john has answered willy's question.
2)there was a man called john had answered willy's question.
2)there was a man called john answering willy's question.
which one is appropriate for an event that is past, but the person (john) is still doing the same job which is answering people's questions.
firstly, this phrase implies a past event.
1) there was a man called john has answered willy's question.
2)there was a man called john had answered willy's question.
2)there was a man called john answering willy's question.
which one is appropriate for an event that is past, but the person (john) is still doing the same job which is answering people's questions.
Top answer
All are wrong. Start by capitalizing the people's names and the first word of all sentences.
- All are wrong.
- Start by capitalizing the people's names and the first word of all sentences.
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All are wrong. Start by capitalizing the people's names and the first word of all sentences.
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None of them for a couple of reasons.
There is a man called John who answered *****'s questions.
If John is still doing the same thing then you can use the present tense for the first part. If you say there was a man called John who answered *****'s questions, that is also fine but sounds like you are telling a story.
You don't really need a perfect tense as it hasn't
There is a man called John who answered *****'s questions.
If John is still doing the same thing then you can use the present tense for the first part. If you say there was a man called John who answered *****'s questions, that is also fine but sounds like you are telling a story.
You don't really need a perfect tense as it hasn't
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thanks all, i got it. sorry for not capitalizing the pronouns because i was just focusing on the phrase. i wont do it again.
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1 more question.
1) There was a man called John answering *****'s questions.
-Does this phrase have gramatical error? Because i've seen some phrases like this before.
-If its gramatically right, what does this phrase imply? I mean the tense.
1) There was a man called John answering *****'s questions.
-Does this phrase have gramatical error? Because i've seen some phrases like this before.
-If its gramatically right, what does this phrase imply? I mean the tense.
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It is past continuous.
John as answered some of *****'s questions but hasn't finished answering all of them. So it is correct in the usage.
John as answered some of *****'s questions but hasn't finished answering all of them. So it is correct in the usage.
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okey thanks.
Can i further related questions on this thread, i think i am really terrible at this topic. Its really confusing.
I watched a movie and i've got confused with this phrase - "I saw you playing basketball with the kids" Jill said to his friend named Roger who played basketball with the kids. But the event was over when she said this.
And on another m
Can i further related questions on this thread, i think i am really terrible at this topic. Its really confusing.
I watched a movie and i've got confused with this phrase - "I saw you playing basketball with the kids" Jill said to his friend named Roger who played basketball with the kids. But the event was over when she said this.
And on another m
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'Playing' and 'answering' are non-finite verbs: that is, they do not occur in any absolute time related to now (past. present, or future). Their time is related only to the verb they modify (saw, was) and because they are -ing (present) participles, they relate to that same time: playing happened at the time of saw and answering happened at the time of was.
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I saw you playing.
In the past (I saw), you playing (you started and played for some time), therefore it is in the continuous form (ing). Yes it is the same as was answering.
I think I might of confused you, I made a mistake before as the tense on you earlier post was past continuous not present. (I was thinking of the sentence with is, when typing a reply)
In the past (I saw), you playing (you started and played for some time), therefore it is in the continuous form (ing). Yes it is the same as was answering.
I think I might of confused you, I made a mistake before as the tense on you earlier post was past continuous not present. (I was thinking of the sentence with is, when typing a reply)
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Okay, i got it. But i've found some phrases using the same structure (i think) but in different situation like;
1) "Have him talking"- ----let say John was talking to Jill. John ordered Jill to interrogate Bill and Jill did it but Bill still didn't want to talk. Then John said "We have to have him talking". Actually i found this phrase on a movie, i am not a native, so i don't kno
1) "Have him talking"- ----let say John was talking to Jill. John ordered Jill to interrogate Bill and Jill did it but Bill still didn't want to talk. Then John said "We have to have him talking". Actually i found this phrase on a movie, i am not a native, so i don't kno
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Sorry, I've forgotten the thrust of this thread, Yusra, but here are my comments:
1) "Have him talking"- ----let say John was talking to Jill. John ordered Jill to interrogate Bill and Jill did it but Bill still didn't want to talk. Then John said "We have to have him talking"... Why they use 'ing' but the event still doesn't occur yet.-- It is OK. As above, the nonfinite form
1) "Have him talking"- ----let say John was talking to Jill. John ordered Jill to interrogate Bill and Jill did it but Bill still didn't want to talk. Then John said "We have to have him talking"... Why they use 'ing' but the event still doesn't occur yet.-- It is OK. As above, the nonfinite form
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