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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sentence forms
I have a bit of an assignment to do and I was hoping someone could help me out with the sentence "forms"
My marker sentences are:
a) I needn't have washed the car.
b) I managed to move the fridge.
c) When we arrived, they were eating.
d) I'm meeting Kate at six tomorrow.
For example:
I needn't have washed the car.
present perfect simple ?
Subject + have (present perfect ..auxiliary?) + adverb (not) + verb (simple past) + noun
Im just a bit confused, I have never been good with tenses and such..
If anyone could just help me out with a couple of these, that'd be great.
My marker sentences are:
a) I needn't have washed the car.
b) I managed to move the fridge.
c) When we arrived, they were eating.
d) I'm meeting Kate at six tomorrow.
For example:
I needn't have washed the car.
present perfect simple ?
Subject + have (present perfect ..auxiliary?) + adverb (not) + verb (simple past) + noun
Im just a bit confused, I have never been good with tenses and such..
If anyone could just help me out with a couple of these, that'd be great.
Top answer
You are correct with A... it's present perfect simple. "Needn't" is a modal.
- You are correct with A...
- it's present perfect simple.
- "Needn't" is a modal.
- B is past simple with two verbs C is two clauses...
- first is past simple, second past continuous.
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You are correct with A... it's present perfect simple. "Needn't" is a modal.
B is past simple with two verbs
C is two clauses... first is past simple, second past continuous.
D is "present continuous" but used for the future.
B is past simple with two verbs
C is two clauses... first is past simple, second past continuous.
D is "present continuous" but used for the future.
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