Please help this foreign English speaker. I am confused - any english teachers here? Please give me some sentence examples to demonstrate when to use 'I' with has have, hadn't, haven't etc. I am having problem with my tenses. For example, lets say I was asked the question, "Where did you place the pens?" Would I answer, " I placed the pens on the table" or "I have placed the pens on the table"??? Can you please recommend a website to teach use of has, haven't etc. when I am the speaker? Please recommend a site to teach the tenses etc. Many thanks.
2007-08-30 03:55:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
"I has" will never work with any sentence, so discard that one. I have a pen, and I have placed it on the table are good uses of have. It has been a long time since I ate. That is a good sentence with the word has. It hasn't been a good year in the stock market. That works for hasn't.
I hadn't been there five minutes before a fight broke out. I hadn't completed my test, but time was up.
I haven't eaten all day today. I haven't seen George in a long time. I haven't received my mail today.
I hope this helps, but I would try and get a tutor/teacher to help you rather than online courses. Nothing substitutes for conversational English with a native speaker. Good luck.
2007-09-03 03:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by Curious_Yank_back_in_South_Korea 7 · 21⤊ 0⤋
"I placed the pens on a table" and "I have placed the pens on a table" are two ways to say the same thing. They are both correct and interchangeable. "I did it" and "I have done it".
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2007-08-30 11:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋