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past tense - Present Perfect with the word ago? - English Language . . . 2 If you use a when-indication with "ago" you clearly refer to an event in the past and you use the past tense If you want to indicate that the opening of the new restaurant is an up-to-date fact you use the Perfect: "My parents have opened a new restaurant" without indicating a time in the past
Once upon a time vs. a long time ago - English Language Usage . . . On the other hand, a long time ago means a long time ago in the past Now, they could be used interchangeably in some cases, but once upon time could refer to something that happened a few days or a month ago, which is not long time ago, while the other couldn't
Origins of the phrase “the best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago . . . The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago The next best time is now (Said many times by many persons—original source unknown ) This comment also appears verbatim in Timber Producers Association of Michigan and Wisconsin, The Timber Producer, volumes 27–28 (1971–1972)
Why is it three score years and ten almost half the time and not . . . Meanwhile, the famous Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln begins with: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
Use of a semicolon before and comma after however Several years ago, a previous boss told me to use a semicolon and comma with the word "however" I've always questioned this and would like to know if the following random sentences are using the correct method
How to say before previous in one word? How to say 'before previous' in one word? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 11 months ago Modified 9 years, 9 months ago Viewed 63k times
Simple Past vs. Present Perfect: was vs. has been Closed 12 years ago Possible Duplicate: “Did it close” vs “Has it closed”? As a English non-native speaker it is difficult for me to understand when I must use present perfect or past simple because in my official language there isn't the present perfect tense
present perfect - Have lived vs. Have been living - English Language . . . Am I correct that these two represent the same event, but A emphasizes the continuity of living while B simply states a fact that you lived there from 5 years ago to the present? Is it true that the difference in present perfect and present perfect continuous is whether a speaker intends to emphasize continuity or a fact?