grammar - have worked vs had worked - English Language
I have worked here for five years. I had worked here for five years. I worked here for five years. Which one is gramatically correct. Does the first sentence mean that he worked here and is still
"He was playing when he fell" or "he fell when he was playing"?
He was playing in the field, whereupon he fell down. In speech however, the second sentence could convey the same meaning as the first, provided emphasis is place on the first clause, …
Tag Questions "is he not" - English Language & Usage Stack …
The sentence " He is happy, is he not? is grammatically correct, although rather infrequent in usage. Perhaps, the only similar tag question which you are likely to find in everyday situations …
"It is he" versus "it is him" - English Language & Usage Stack …
The case of he/him should depend on other considerations, such as, the proper case after the linking verb, "is". It should be simply a matter of which is more correct, It is he Or, It is him My …
"He doesn't" vs "He don't" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Grammatically, for he/she/it we use "does" or "doesn't" like in, He doesn't eat meat. but these days I'm observing the usage of the above sentence (especially in American movies) like this, …
"He was telling me that he is going..." vs. "He told me that he is ...
The edited question is harder to answer: He told me or He was telling me would refer to a specific conversation. He is telling me or He tells me could be 'historic present'for the same thing, or …
Which is recommended/preferable between '(s)he' & 'he/she'?
Yes, both (s)he and he/she are acceptable abbreviations for usage where space is at a premium and gender of a person is important. s/he is not a common abbreviation, and will confuse more …
"Where he is" vs "Where is he" [closed] - English Language
3 Where is he? Do you know where he is? Yes, I know where he is. The natural subject-predicate order is inverted in special questions (those beginning with an interrogative pronoun such as …
present perfect - "have been working" vs. "have worked" - English ...
Mar 6, 2013 · What is the difference between the following two sentences? I have been working here for 20 years. I have worked here for 20 years. The present perfect tense is used for …
grammaticality - In spite of several reminders, he **DID** not so …
In spite of several reminders, he did not so far send any reply to my letters. The above sentence is incorrect whereas the correct version is: In spite of several reminders, he has not so far s...