Question about sentences
Dear all,
I would like to know whether the following expressions belong to "past continuous tense."
1) She may have been in the room at that time.
2) She might have been in the room at that time.
3) She may have been watching TV last night.
Thank you.
Top answer
The names of tenses don't apply to verb phrases that begin with a modal verb ( can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must ). I find it's sufficient to say that those are "modal tenses". Or, since they include the perfect auxiliary have after the modal verb, you might say that these are "modal perfect tenses".
- The names of tenses don't apply to verb phrases that begin with a modal verb ( can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must ).
- I find it's sufficient to say that those are "modal tenses".
- Or, since they include the perfect auxiliary have after the modal verb, you might say that these are "modal perfect tenses".
- In any case there are no verbs with the -ing ending in your first two examples, so it's absolutely impossible that they could be continuous tenses.
- continuous = -ing.
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The names of tenses don't apply to verb phrases that begin with a modal verb (can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must). I find it's sufficient to say that those are "modal tenses". Or, since they include the perfect auxiliary have after the modal verb, you might say that these are "modal perfect tenses".
In any case there are no verbs with the -ing ending
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