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I 'was' or I 'were'? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
6. The only context where were is appropriate after I is when the sentence is in the subjunctive mood. For example: I wish I were young. I wish I were a boy. I wish I were a policeman. I wish I were a rich man. All the above sentences suggest you want to be something you are factually not. In other words, you are NOT young, a boy, a policeman ...
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start to do和start doing有什么区别 - 百度知道
一、意思不同. 1.start to do：开始做;开始去做某事;开始做某事. 2.start doing：开始做某事;开始做. 二、用法不同. 1.start to do：基本意思是“从静止状态转移到运动状态”，可指工作、活动等的开始，战争、火灾等的发生，也可指人开始工作，着手某项活动等，还可 ...
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justin bieber- baby 歌词和中文翻译 - 百度知道
Oh i was starstruck. justin bieber- baby 歌词和中文翻译歌词： Oh woooah, oh woooooah, oh wooooah You know you love me, I know you care. 你知道你爱我，我知道你在意 You shout whenever and I’ll be ther.
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past-tense past-simple past-continuous time-reference
As can be seen in the quoted text, A.J. Thomson would probably not consider the OP's second sentence, John was playing football yesterday from 5 to 7 pm, to be incorrect. The action was uninterrupted and occurred within a specific point in time. If the expression"yesterday" were removed, this would suggest that the activity was performed ...
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grammar -"have been playing" or"have played"? - English Language ...
1) I have been playing cricket for last 2 years. Or. 2) I have played cricket for last 2 years. The first one, I have been playing cricket for the last two years. sounds better. I think it's because the I have played and 2 years somewhat conflict. I have played makes it sound like there was some point in time that you played, but you're not ...
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went or has gone? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The following sentences are grammatically acceptable: 1. My sister went to New York a week ago. 2. It is/has been a week since my sister went to New York. 3. My sister has stayed in New York for a week. – Anshan Today. Jan 13, 2020 at 13:35. @AnshanToday No, it certainly is not “incorrect”.
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"Play" or"playing" – which one is correct and why?
@Jaugar: In your exact context there's not really any significant difference, but personally I'd slightly prefer infinitive play if it was an organised, regular activity, and continuous playing if it was something more impromptu, irregular. Compare to"We often see him drinking in our local pub", where the infinitive would almost never be used.
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Looking forward to see you vs Looking forward to seeing you?
When learning grammar in school, I was taught that any verb after the word"to" should be in present tense and no participles. i.e. To play instead of to playing, or to sleep instead of to sleepin...
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idioms - What does"apples to apples" phrase mean? - English Language ...
The idiom, comparing apples and oranges, refers to the apparent differences between items which are popularly thought to be incomparable or incommensurable, such as apples and oranges. The idiom may also be used to indicate that a false analogy has been made between two items, such as where an apple is faulted for not being a good orange. Share.
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one of 有几种用法 - 百度知道
one of 有四种用法：. 一、当 one of 在句首时, 谓语动词 用单数。. 例如：. 1、Oneof the gangsters was caught by the police. 歹徒之一被警察逮捕。. 2、Oneof the apples has gone bad. 苹果中有一个坏了。. 二、one of +最高级+ 名词复数. 例如：.
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