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03-Jun-2004, 15:44
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"Yes I studied at 10.pm" is perfectly fine. In fact, to use "had" in that sentence would be quite unusual, to say the least.
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"I wouldn't have had you come here if i knew i was going to play like this." <--correct? why? what does this sentence mean?
"I wouldn't have you come here if i knew i was going to play like this." <--incorrect?correct? why? |
15-Jun-2004, 10:51
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Originally Posted by jack "I wouldn't have had you come here if i knew i was going to play like this." <--correct? why? what does this sentence mean?
"I wouldn't have you come here if i knew i was going to play like this." <--incorrect?correct? why? | If I had known (1st event: Past Perfect) I was going to play like this, I wouldn't have had/made/let (2nd event) you come here.
==> would not have had (Present Perfect: referring back to then (when I had known) and up to now (letting you come here to see my play.)
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16-Jun-2004, 20:26
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It is clear that antibiotics have become widely overused, significantly eroding their effectiveness against many types of harmful bacteria. <---is "have become" wrong? should it be "have became"? Is "effectiveness" used correctly there? Could i use "affectivness" instead? What would it mean? |
16-Jun-2004, 20:42
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It is clear that antibiotics have become widely overused, significantly eroding their effectiveness against many types of harmful bacteria
| Looks fine to me. Maybe you could rephrase "significantly eroding" into "which significantly eroded".
"have became" would be wrong.
"affectivness" does not exist as far as I know.
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16-Jun-2004, 21:14
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"have became" would be wrong.
Why is it wrong?? That is not a present perfect? Then what is it? Have+past participlet rule doesn't apply? why not? |
16-Jun-2004, 21:22
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The verb is become/became/become, so "have became" is not correct ("have become" is right). Similarly, "have flew" would be wrong ("have flown").
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18-Jun-2004, 21:33
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As Francois said, became is only past tense. Example: - I became a good student by first becoming a good teacher.
If you want to use present perfect you have to use become. Example: - I have become a good teacher by listening and learning.
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"It is possible to has a son." <--incorrect? why? The subject is "It", which is singular, but "has" should be have? why? |
19-Jun-2004, 20:43
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Originally Posted by jack "It is possible to has a son." <--incorrect? why? The subject is "It", which is singular, but "has" should be have? why? | The subject is "it", the verb is "is" (singular), so everything's fine. You would say "It is great to be at home", not "it is great to is at home".
In the same vein, "the question is: to be or not to be", not "the question is: to is or not to is".
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