Q&A - P4 English

[iFruit]

cl82:

Actually, the answer booklet states \"had stayed\". But why? I find it hard to explain the difference between had ____and has _____.


Can an expert here help out?

It should be \"has stayed\".

This link (coutesy of autor2001) is very good. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html

[tianzhu]

cl82:

Tommy _____________in that cottage before, but now he is staying somewhere else.

(1) had stayed
(2) has stayed

Hi

My take is to use the past perfect tense(had stayed) in this instance because now he is staying somewhere else suggests that he’s no longer living there.

Best wishes

[cl82]

Thanks, iFruit, for the link on that very informative website! I got the answer now, has to be "had stayed", according to the explanation on that website. Now know how to explain the difference btw has____and had ___ to my kid.


Thanks too Tianzhu!

[shirley.020816tamzil]

Need help with the below question:


Rozita _______ the recipe book online as soon as its launch was made official by the publisher.

1. ordered
2. had ordered

Which should be the correct answer? TIA for all help.

[iFruit]

shirley.tamzil:

Need help with the below question:


Rozita _______ the recipe book online as soon as its launch was made official by the publisher.

1. ordered
2. had ordered

Which should be the correct answer? TIA for all help.

It should be \"ordered\". As the events are close together (as soon as ), the past simple tense should be used.

HTH

[KRR]

Hi ...


Can some body help me with this question.

Julie soaked the vegetables. Then she fried them.

(1) Julie fried the vegetables after soaking them.

(2) Julie fried the vegetables after she saoked them.

Which answer is correct or do u have another answer to suggest.

Thanks in advance.

KRR

[tianzhu]

Hi


These two actions happened one after another. First she soaked the vegetables and then she fried them.

I’d go for option(2)

Julie fried the vegetables after she soaked them.

Best wishes

[KRR]

tianzhu:

Hi


These two actions happened one after another. First she soaked the vegetables and then she fried them.

I’d go for option(2)

Julie fried the vegetables after she soaked them.

Best wishes

Thank u so much for ur quick replies.

KRR

[tianzhu]

shirley.tamzil:

Rozita _______ the recipe book online as soon as its launch was made official by the publisher.

1. ordered
2. had ordered

Hi

It’s inappropriate to use had ordered ( Past Perfect Tense) in this case.

The past perfect is used when we want to make it clear that the first event was completed before the second started.

The first event (launching of book) started before the second event(ordering of book).Hence using had ordered suggests that Rozita ordered the book before its launch.

As soon as suggests a new activity starts exactly after the first one ends, therefore ordered (past tense) is a better choice here.

Best wishes

[tianzhu]

KRR:

Thank u so much for ur quick replies.

Hi

You're welcome.

Best wishes