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Peter M.'s picture
21 September, 2020 - 07:09
Hello again yogesh, Thank you for adding the context. I think it's fairly clear that the reason why the speaker followed up with clients was because he or she wanted to develop a relationship with...
Participle clauses
Peter M.'s picture
21 September, 2020 - 06:09
Hi Furuku, No, you can't use have as a main verb with 'there'. 'There' is what we call a dummy subject. It can be followed by be, by modal verbs and by a few other verbs such as seem, appear etc...
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Peter M.'s picture
21 September, 2020 - 06:09
Hello kyawkyawsoezhu, You could use either the past perfect (we had finished) or the past simple (we finished) here. The past simple shows a sequence of actions; the past perfect connects the...
Past perfect