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Hi, I have a question about using this verb in the context of time. Which tense is more appropriate in the sentence below? The clock hanging on the wall shows/is showing twenty eight minutes past five. I mean it is twenty eight minutes past five on the clock right now. The clock has not stopped...

Hello. Please, could someone explain the differences between these time conjunctions to me? Here is an example: 1. When I came home, I prepared the supper. 2. Once I came home, I prepared the supper. 3. Just as I came home, I prepared the supper. 4. As I came home, I prepared the supper. How...

I'd like to know whether the construction from the title is correct. May I say "It takes an hour for me to get to job." instead of "It takes me an hour to get to job."?

Hello, I've got a question about the sentence below. We made popcorn when he came. I have some variants of its interpretation. Here they are: 1. We had made popcorn when he came. 2. We made popcorn when he had come. (We waited for him to come, we didn't want to start making popcorn...

Hi. I would like to know if the second sentence of the following ones is correct. 1. While I was making dinner, my sister was watching TV. 2. While I was making dinner, my sister watched TV. If it is, what are the differences between them?

Hello. I want to say: "When I came out of the cafe, I noticed it was raining." I know I could say "When comming out of the cafe, I noticed it was raining.", but would this sentence also mean "When I was coming out of the cafe, I noticed it was raining."? I guess that it would. If I want to...

Hi. I would like to ask what part of speech the word "home" is in the sentence below. "After three hours walking, I finally got home." Is it a noun or an adverb? Is it correct to say "After three hours walking, I finally got to my home." and would it be still correct to say "After three hours...

Hi! I'd like to ask whether the question from the name of the topic is natural. For instance, I had taken a vacation and came to a forein state to spend it and someone wants to know what country or city I am from should he/she ask 'Where did you come from?' or 'Where are you from?' rather than...

Hello teachers. I would like to ask if it is alright to use "will" instead of "wish". will - definition of will by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. - Here is where it is written that "will" may have a meaning like "wish". Is it grammatical to say something like "I will...

Hello. I'd like to ask whether saying "Now when..." instead of "Now that..." is possible. Does "Now when..." sound natural?

Hello, I'd like to ask which construction of the following ones sounds better. 1. No need for doing something. 2. No need to do something. Thanks.

Hello, teachers. Here are the sentences: 1. I set out four hours before the departure but still was overdue for the plane because of the traffic jams. 2. I set out four hours before the departure but still was late for the plane because of the traffic jams. 3. I set out four hours before the...

Hello. I'd like to ask if there are any differences between the words in each couple. Do they mean absolutely the same thing and which word is more common?

"Thanks, you did a good job/work." When a person has done something useful and good, and I want to thank that one, which word should I use? And does saying like this generally sound natural?

Someone tells me something that I don't want to listen to, because I don't find it interesting or useful for me. How to express this better, "I am not interested" or "It doesn't interest me"?

I would like to ask if there is any difference between these two phrases. Are they absolutely interchangeable?

I am wondering how to know which linking verb may take a noun after itself, and which may not. Are there any rules to distinguish one from the other. For instance, is it correct to use nouns after linking "get"? May I say "He got a doctor." meaning "He became a doctor."?

I would like to ask which one is more common in the English language.

Please, could anyone tell me if these nouns might be synonyms?

I would like to ask if placing these adverbs right before main verb is correct. "We will tomorrow go to the theater." Is it alright to say like this?