From: Gamal Mohamed Hussein
Post : Supervisior of English
Sent : Thursday, January 26, 2017
Hello,
L.G.Alexander wrote the following in his book "Excel in English":
We can use the past perfect to describe the first of two actions. With before we have a number of possibilities, according to the speaker's viewpoint:
A) The patient died before the doctor had arrived.
B) The patient had died before the doctor had arrived.
What's the difference between A and B, or what's the speaker's viewpoint?
(In B we have two past perfect tenses)
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Why 'being' not 'having been' is used:
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Why 'is' not 'are' is used:
There (is) an emotional component and a logical component.
Only happiness and joy (is) outpouring from the experience
Which is correct :
A) It’s a while since I’ve done a recommendation
B) It’s been a while since I did a recommendation
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Is it correct to say " He will be too happy to answer any questions."
I know 'too…to' is used with negative adjectives.
Best wishes,
Gamal Hussein