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Dear native English speakers,
I have some questions. Would you help me?
1. Would both be used?
(a) The bookstore opened at nine every morning.
(b) The bookstore opens at nine every morning.
2. Would both be used?
(a) He was listening to music while he was driving.
(b) He was listening to music while he drove.
3. Which would be used?
(a) I buy books on the Internet once a week.
(b) I bought books on the Internet once a week.
(c) I am buying books on the Internet once a week.
(d) I was buying books on the Internet once a week.
4. Would all be used?
(a) The bus left at 7:40 every morning.
(b) The bus leaves at 7:40 every morning.
(c) The bus had left at 7:40 every morning.
5. Which would be used?
(a) I will drive to Osaka about this time tomorrow.
(b) I will have driven to Osaka about this time tomorrow.
(c) I will be driving to Osaka about this time tomorrow.
6. Would both be used?
(a) She lived in Canada until she turned fifteen.
(b) She had lived in Canada until she turned fifteen.
7. Would both be used?
(a) When I got up this morning, it rained.
(b) When I got up this morning, it was raining.
8. Would both be used?
(a) The children will be visiting the mayor tomorrow morning.
(b) The children will have visited the mayor tomorrow morning.
(c) The children will have visited the mayor by tomorrow morning.
9. Would all be used?
(a) Since she moved to Osaka five years have passed.
(b) For three years I have belonged to this tennis club.
(c) Since yesterday Peter has been thinking of this problem.
10. Would both be used?
(a) I knew that he will win first prize in the competition.
(b) I knew that he would win first prize in the competition.
11. Would all be used?
(a) The girl will be there many times.
(b) The girl has been there many times.
(c) The girl had been there many times.
12. Would both be used?
(a) Ken and Jenny had known each other since last year.
(b) Ken and Jenny have known each other since last year.
13. Would (a) and (b) have almost the same meaning?
(a) You may as well cancel the plan immediately.
(b) You may as well stop the plan immediately.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin
I have some questions. Would you help me?
1. Would both be used?
(a) The bookstore opened at nine every morning.
(b) The bookstore opens at nine every morning.
2. Would both be used?
(a) He was listening to music while he was driving.
(b) He was listening to music while he drove.
3. Which would be used?
(a) I buy books on the Internet once a week.
(b) I bought books on the Internet once a week.
(c) I am buying books on the Internet once a week.
(d) I was buying books on the Internet once a week.
4. Would all be used?
(a) The bus left at 7:40 every morning.
(b) The bus leaves at 7:40 every morning.
(c) The bus had left at 7:40 every morning.
5. Which would be used?
(a) I will drive to Osaka about this time tomorrow.
(b) I will have driven to Osaka about this time tomorrow.
(c) I will be driving to Osaka about this time tomorrow.
6. Would both be used?
(a) She lived in Canada until she turned fifteen.
(b) She had lived in Canada until she turned fifteen.
7. Would both be used?
(a) When I got up this morning, it rained.
(b) When I got up this morning, it was raining.
8. Would both be used?
(a) The children will be visiting the mayor tomorrow morning.
(b) The children will have visited the mayor tomorrow morning.
(c) The children will have visited the mayor by tomorrow morning.
9. Would all be used?
(a) Since she moved to Osaka five years have passed.
(b) For three years I have belonged to this tennis club.
(c) Since yesterday Peter has been thinking of this problem.
10. Would both be used?
(a) I knew that he will win first prize in the competition.
(b) I knew that he would win first prize in the competition.
11. Would all be used?
(a) The girl will be there many times.
(b) The girl has been there many times.
(c) The girl had been there many times.
12. Would both be used?
(a) Ken and Jenny had known each other since last year.
(b) Ken and Jenny have known each other since last year.
13. Would (a) and (b) have almost the same meaning?
(a) You may as well cancel the plan immediately.
(b) You may as well stop the plan immediately.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin