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hi teacher Tanya.i'm so glad to have a teacher helping me learn proper English."i really felt to need it".
dear tanya i have two grammatical problem.help me please.
1-such as the sentence above i don't know how to use verbs after the verb "feel". with to or without it?and i wounder if verbs such as need and have can use in ing form.
2-i wonder if i place "also" in different divisions of a sentence what change it will cause in the meaning of the sentence?for example:
i said to him to talk with his friends about my suggestion.
i also said to him to talk with ...
i said to him to talk also with his friends...
i said to him to talk with his friends also about my ...
i said to him to talk to his friends about also my suggestion.
i can guess their differences but not sure about them and can't create such roles for "also" by myself.i need a total structure.
i will be thankful for ur guidance.
Hi, Reyhaneh! As to your first question, I can answer it easily. The verb "feel" is usually followed either by an adjective or by the Complex object without "to". For example:
I feel good (adj).
I feel him be a nice man (complex object)
We can also use so called "that-clause" after that verb.
Your sentence is incorrect. It should read like this:
I really feel (that) I need it.
As to your second question.
I am sure that we can use "also" before a subject or before a predicate. For Example:
I told him many different things. Also, I told him to....
I also told him to....
I think it is incorrect to use "also" before other parts of the sentence. For that case we can use other grammar constructions.
Hi, Mirbeni! Glad to meet you! I will gladly tell you how to use the future and the present tenses describing future actions.
First of all, I have to say that there are many ways to describe a future action with different degree of certainty and doubt. For that purpose we can use different modal verbs, the future and the present tenses.
1. We use The Present Simpe Tense when we mean that an action will take place according to schedule (classes, transport, TV programm, etc.). It means that we are 100% sure in schedule.
The train arrives at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
I have math class in 2 days.
The movie begins at 8:30 tonight.
2.We use The Present Progressive Tense when we are sure in our future actions but we are all human beings and something unexpectable may happen to any of us. So we can't be 100% sure. It is about 99%.
I am leaving tomorrow (I am sure, I have a ticket, I have packed my things and so on but 1% of doubt is just in case).
3. We should use The Future Simple Tense when we mean desirable actions in the following cases:
a) when we propose to do something for someone (in this case we mostly use "can" instead of "will"):
I will help you.
I will lend you the money
b)When we agree or diasgree to do something:
I will not do it ( I disagree, that I have to do it)
-Can I havemy pen back ?
-Sure. I will return it in a moment.
c)When we give a promise:
-Dad, something is wrong with my computer?
- Really? I will fix it tomorrow.
d)when we ask for something politely:
Will you pass me the bread, please?
e) when we express our subjective opinion:
I will probably be late.
I am sure you will like her.
I think they will win.
You should realize that The Future Simple Tense conveys about 80- 85% certainty. The Preset Tenses describe actions as certain while the Future Tenses describe them as desirable by a speaker.
4. It is also necessary to know that the construction "...going to..." is very uncertain. It conveys about 30 % of certainty. We should use it when we are not sure in our future actions.
I am going to take a vacation in June (Now is December, so I am not sure if I manage to take it that time or not)
Here is one example for you to compare:
I am mailing you a letter (I have already written it and I am going to the mailbox very soon )
I will mail you a letter (I think I will do it, but I haven't written it yet)
I am going to mail you a letter (Perhaps, I will not but I don't want to offend you or to start arguing)
Have you got the idea? If you have any doubts, please ask again.
hi Tanya , how is your life ?
i have a question about tenses.
when i talk about something i have it . do i say i have had this car for 10 years or i have been having this car for 10 years ? briefly, i'd like for you to give me the difference between present perfect and present perfect continue.
Hi, Talibah! In your first example you shouldn't use "the' before "rustling" because the last is used as a gerund. As to the second example, the last option "Verb is the king of English" is correct. You can write just "English" or "the English language", both expressions are correct
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dear tanya i have two grammatical problem.help me please.
1-such as the sentence above i don't know how to use verbs after the verb "feel". with to or without it?and i wounder if verbs such as need and have can use in ing form.
2-i wonder if i place "also" in different divisions of a sentence what change it will cause in the meaning of the sentence?for example:
i said to him to talk with his friends about my suggestion.
i also said to him to talk with ...
i said to him to talk also with his friends...
i said to him to talk with his friends also about my ...
i said to him to talk to his friends about also my suggestion.
i can guess their differences but not sure about them and can't create such roles for "also" by myself.i need a total structure.
i will be thankful for ur guidance.
Hi, Reyhaneh! As to your first question, I can answer it easily. The verb "feel" is usually followed either by an adjective or by the Complex object without "to". For example:
I feel good (adj).
I feel him be a nice man (complex object)
We can also use so called "that-clause" after that verb.
Your sentence is incorrect. It should read like this:
I really feel (that) I need it.
As to your second question.
I am sure that we can use "also" before a subject or before a predicate. For Example:
I told him many different things. Also, I told him to....
I also told him to....
I think it is incorrect to use "also" before other parts of the sentence. For that case we can use other grammar constructions.
thank u very much for your useful helps dear tanya.i'm realy glad to have such teacher.also i feel i realy need some one like you:)
Dear Nguyen! I can't realize your problem. Can you gve me a few examples of the sentences that make you feel confused?
First of all, I have to say that there are many ways to describe a future action with different degree of certainty and doubt. For that purpose we can use different modal verbs, the future and the present tenses.
1. We use The Present Simpe Tense when we mean that an action will take place according to schedule (classes, transport, TV programm, etc.). It means that we are 100% sure in schedule.
The train arrives at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
I have math class in 2 days.
The movie begins at 8:30 tonight.
2.We use The Present Progressive Tense when we are sure in our future actions but we are all human beings and something unexpectable may happen to any of us. So we can't be 100% sure. It is about 99%.
I am leaving tomorrow (I am sure, I have a ticket, I have packed my things and so on but 1% of doubt is just in case).
3. We should use The Future Simple Tense when we mean desirable actions in the following cases:
a) when we propose to do something for someone (in this case we mostly use "can" instead of "will"):
I will help you.
I will lend you the money
b)When we agree or diasgree to do something:
I will not do it ( I disagree, that I have to do it)
-Can I havemy pen back ?
-Sure. I will return it in a moment.
c)When we give a promise:
-Dad, something is wrong with my computer?
- Really? I will fix it tomorrow.
d)when we ask for something politely:
Will you pass me the bread, please?
e) when we express our subjective opinion:
I will probably be late.
I am sure you will like her.
I think they will win.
You should realize that The Future Simple Tense conveys about 80- 85% certainty. The Preset Tenses describe actions as certain while the Future Tenses describe them as desirable by a speaker.
4. It is also necessary to know that the construction "...going to..." is very uncertain. It conveys about 30 % of certainty. We should use it when we are not sure in our future actions.
I am going to take a vacation in June (Now is December, so I am not sure if I manage to take it that time or not)
Here is one example for you to compare:
I am mailing you a letter (I have already written it and I am going to the mailbox very soon )
I will mail you a letter (I think I will do it, but I haven't written it yet)
I am going to mail you a letter (Perhaps, I will not but I don't want to offend you or to start arguing)
Have you got the idea? If you have any doubts, please ask again.
i have a question about tenses.
when i talk about something i have it . do i say i have had this car for 10 years or i have been having this car for 10 years ? briefly, i'd like for you to give me the difference between present perfect and present perfect continue.
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