questions

[Lenka]

Hi, I have a few questions, could you try to answer them, please?

1) He dived INTO the water. ß is it right preposition?



2) He sent me a picture of HIMSLEF. ß is the sentence right?



3) I want you to be painted by MYSELF. ß is it right?



4) One thing that really surprised me WERE so many cyclists.



5) He said the city IS/WAS/? very beautiful and that we SHOULD HAVE SEEN it. ß is it right? Should I use rather IS or WAS? Or is it up to me?

[Casiopea]

1) He dived INTO the water.

2) He sent me a picture of HIMSELF.


3) I want you to be painted by ME.


4) One thing that really surprised me WAS so many cyclists.

=>Note, "one thing" is the subject and it's singular, so the verb should also be singular, "was".


5a) He said the city IS (it's a fact) . . .
5b) He said the city WAS (at the time of his visit) . . .

[Lenka]

Thank you :)