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22-Sep-2007, 05:13
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Which of the following verb tenses are correct?
a) You should study English everyday.
b)By the time we arrive she will have swum three laps.
c) If I were you, I wouldn't walk home alone.
d) On several occasions he has stole money from work. |
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[quote=Crux4180;211628]Which of the following verb tenses are correct?
a) You should study English everyday. 
b)By the time we arrive she will have swum three laps.
c) If I were you, I wouldn't walk home alone.
d) On several occasions he has stole money from work.  ( has stolen) |
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| | Re: Verb tenses.
Thanks for your help  |
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Originally Posted by Crux4180  Thanks for your help | You are most welcome! |
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Note, a) You should study English every day. b) By the time we arrive she will have swum/swam three laps.
swim - Definitions from Dictionary.com
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Originally Posted by Soup | No, I don't agree with you. Swim-swam-swum. It must be "have swum"  |
25-Sep-2007, 09:55
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith No, I don't agree with you. Swim-swam-swum. It must be "have swum" | But you don't know how they do things over there. 
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith No, I don't agree with you. Swim-swam-swum. It must be "have swum" | You can disagree, Harry, but it won't negate the fact that there are indeed two past participles here, swum / swam. |
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Originally Posted by Soup You can disagree, Harry, but it won't negate the fact that there are indeed two past participles here, swum / swam. | I know only one:swum. And "swam" is the past indefinite of the verb "to swim".
My American friend Ray Reeder couldn't remember the list of irregular verbs though he was about to retire soon. |
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith I know only one:swum. And "swam" is the past indefinite of the verb "to swim". | Knowledge is power though, right? Teach the good, the bad, and the ugly. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Harry Smith My American friend Ray Reeder couldn't remember the list of irregular verbs though he was about to retire soon. | I don't follow you. What do you mean?  | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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