Forum: English Questions 
Nov 27th, 2013, 03:09 am
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Views: 4,299  list of verbs like 'to want'?
In French, you can say 'I want that sb does sth' whereas in English, you cannot. Where could I find a list of those verbs, verbs which must be followed by an infinitive (other verbs by a gerund) but...
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Forum: English Questions
Nov 25th, 2013, 02:15 am
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Views: 45,274 "Why do you ask?" versus "Why are you asking?"
Why are you asking Tom? He does not know the answer. Ask me instead!
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No, I have not seen him lately. Why do you ask?
In both cases, it is a single action happening at or around the time of...
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 25th, 2013, 02:33 am
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Views: 10,606 Re: Present Perfect simple vs continuous
Thank you.
I thought the difference between simple and continuous also had (or 'was'… which is the most common?) to do with a result in the present which is the purpose of the action (simple) opposed...
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 23rd, 2013, 01:24 pm
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Views: 16,376 Re: Help with "May God have mercy on your soul"
How about 'May God have mercy on his soul.' or 'Let God have mercy on your soul.' or 'Let God have mercy on his soul.'?
The difference between 'let' and 'may' must have something to do with what...
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 23rd, 2013, 12:59 pm
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 23rd, 2013, 12:30 pm
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Views: 10,606 Re: Present Perfect simple vs continuous
And what if only one picture was cut out of the book? Will you say "Someone has cut a picture out of this book?" or "Someone has been cutting a picture out of this book?"
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 23rd, 2013, 11:03 am
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 23rd, 2013, 11:00 am
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Views: 26,596 Re: In spite of/Despite me telling her
I totally agree with you when you speak against "building common but erroneous grammatical structures into a coursebook as a productive model", which is what more and more coursebooks do! To put us...
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