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munchun2004
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1) Often I come across some sentences that I think is not correct in grammar sense but somehow these sentences were said by the native speaker. For examples,
a) I thought this is a naked beach.
b) I thought you two are a team.
c) I thought you don't understand what I say.
d) I and Rachel are going to watch a movie now, and we were just thinking if you want to join us.
Could you tell me why they use present tense after the phrases ‘I thought’ and ‘we were thinking’ instead of past tense? I think they are wrong but I can’t prove it.
2) One day my friend came to ask me what was the difference between the following sentences and I couldn’t answer his questions.
ei) He never tells you that?
eii) He never told you that?
eiii) He has never told you that?
Another example
fi) I never leave this country before.
fii) I never left this country before.
fiii)I have never left this country before.
I tried to explain to him with the logic I had but after a while I got confused like him too. Could you tell me what is the difference between them?
3) Often I hear people use the phrase ‘in mind’ and ‘on min’, could you tell me the difference between them? For example,
a) What do you have in mind?
b) What is on your mind?
c) Bear in mind that he will not cease to go after you until you are dead.
I do have an explanation for this but I don’t know whether I am right. My explanation is, ‘on mind’ means what you are thinking in your head now (like an image floating on the sea) and ‘in mind’ means what you have store in your head (like an image immerse in the sea). However I am not sure.
4) What are the differences between have waited, have been waiting, and have been waited as show by the example below?
a) I have been waiting for 4 hours to get my car repaired and you are telling me that the mechanic who repairs my car has gone for lunch?
b) I have been waited for 4 hours to get my car repaired and you are telling me that the mechanic who repairs my car has gone for lunch?
c) I have waited for 4 hours to get my car repaired and you are telling me that the mechanic who repairs my car has gone for lunch?
Could you tell what are the differences between them?
5) I often hear the mixed tenses spoken by some of the native speaker that confuses me. Following is the example,
If we were to call the server in every five second, we will probably end up with denial of service because the server will think that you are trying to hack it for information.
I think it’s totally wrong and ungrammatical but I often hear it. Could you tell me why?
a) I thought this is a naked beach.
b) I thought you two are a team.
c) I thought you don't understand what I say.
d) I and Rachel are going to watch a movie now, and we were just thinking if you want to join us.
Could you tell me why they use present tense after the phrases ‘I thought’ and ‘we were thinking’ instead of past tense? I think they are wrong but I can’t prove it.
2) One day my friend came to ask me what was the difference between the following sentences and I couldn’t answer his questions.
ei) He never tells you that?
eii) He never told you that?
eiii) He has never told you that?
Another example
fi) I never leave this country before.
fii) I never left this country before.
fiii)I have never left this country before.
I tried to explain to him with the logic I had but after a while I got confused like him too. Could you tell me what is the difference between them?
3) Often I hear people use the phrase ‘in mind’ and ‘on min’, could you tell me the difference between them? For example,
a) What do you have in mind?
b) What is on your mind?
c) Bear in mind that he will not cease to go after you until you are dead.
I do have an explanation for this but I don’t know whether I am right. My explanation is, ‘on mind’ means what you are thinking in your head now (like an image floating on the sea) and ‘in mind’ means what you have store in your head (like an image immerse in the sea). However I am not sure.
4) What are the differences between have waited, have been waiting, and have been waited as show by the example below?
a) I have been waiting for 4 hours to get my car repaired and you are telling me that the mechanic who repairs my car has gone for lunch?
b) I have been waited for 4 hours to get my car repaired and you are telling me that the mechanic who repairs my car has gone for lunch?
c) I have waited for 4 hours to get my car repaired and you are telling me that the mechanic who repairs my car has gone for lunch?
Could you tell what are the differences between them?
5) I often hear the mixed tenses spoken by some of the native speaker that confuses me. Following is the example,
If we were to call the server in every five second, we will probably end up with denial of service because the server will think that you are trying to hack it for information.
I think it’s totally wrong and ungrammatical but I often hear it. Could you tell me why?