is this sentence past tense or present tense ?"They let us go"?
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It is past tense, you are maybe thinking that 'to go' implies current and active, this is true but the context of the rest of the sentance gives you the tense... 'They let us...', 'They did not let...', 'I let him go' etc (All past tense)\n\nLet without a modifier like 'will' or 'am/are' is past tense 'They will let us go'(future), 'They are letting us go'(present).\n\nThat's a good point!... Is the question mark meant to be inside the quotes? if so that makes it a question (not great grammar tho') probably should read 'They have let us go?'
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The people allowed HIM to go on his way.\n\nSubject: the people\n\nPredicate: allowed,.......way.\n\nPronoun: him
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Gone Car - Sentence 1 is in a sense a prediction made in the present about an event to take place in the future (at some time in the following ten minutes). Sentence 2 is more on the order of a simple statement about what will be accomplished (or completed) at the moment the next ten minutes have passed. Again the difference between the two sentences is very subtle.\n\nI think there is a fundamental problem which this question illustrates quite well. That problem is this: You are being instructed in the rules of formal English grammar from a textbook. But these are not necessarily the forms that (most) English-speaking peoples use in their everyday conversation. \n\nI think it more likely that one would say (at least here in the U.S.):\n\n1-By ten minutes from now you will have finished reading this.\nor\n1-By the time ten minutes are up you will have finished reading this.\n\nor\n\n1-By the time ten minutes have passed you will be done reading this.\n\nI like the third way best. It is simple and clear. There are other ways to say the same thing besides these three. These are just some of the more common examples.\n\nYou see the problem though. If you use the form I am suggesting here then you are not studying the future perfect tense. But again there is to my mind something lacking in the method of instruction here. I can guarantee you that NO ONE speaking English as a primary language stops to think, "Shall I use future perfect tense her or just future?" It just isn't done. EVER. I had totally forgotten that a tense called future perfect even existed until you called my attention to it again. And this would be the case with most any native speaker who has completed school and pays little attention to rules of grammar. Still we get along and make ourselves understood. The point further is that I think the third example I gave above is easier to understand.\n\nSo that leaves you with a very real dilemma. On the one hand you must learn the formal rules of English grammar from the textbooks as your instructor(s) want you to. But on the other hand, you'd also like to learn how English is actually spoken and written by native users, wouldn't you?\n\nNow, back to your second sentence. It might be said the way you have it. Sure. But you are more likely to hear something like\n\n2-In ten minutes you will finish reading this.\n\nor\n\n\n2-Ten minutes from now you will finish reading this. \n\nWell I have had my say and I'm afraid I may just have confused you more. Just keep this in mind: there is the English of formal grammar on the one hand and on the other, the English as it is actually used by the users. In the very long view (generations or even centuries) the second determines the first.
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John, while James had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher...\n\nI include ellipses because the past perfect is not a stand-alone tense; it doesn't make sense to use it without another clause in the simple past.
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In response to your first question, the use of the word "their" in this case is quickly becoming colloquially acceptable in replacement of "his or her" or "your."  This has always been an awkward point in the English language.\n\nIn the second case, the use of "since" implies that the action is still taking place, but the use of "were" implies that the action has been completed.  Therefore, if these cultures still exist and are agricultural, "have been" is correct.  If these cultures no longer exist, then "since" must be eliminated in favor of something more clear.
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1. they been over \n2.where have u been they were over in 2002\n3.who cares
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(past tense)  I.E. I didn't set my alarm yesterday and I overslept.\n\nI need to check my alarm, I do not want to oversleep. (present/future)
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When have you gone just sounds awkward, but I'm not sure if it's grammatically correct.
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Definitely past tense. You will make statements about things that "have happened" in the past, as opposed to things that "are happening" in the future.
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Use a verb in past tense (hacer - mandar - pedir and such verbs that denote you asked for something or you ordered something) and the main verb in infinitive.\n\nFor example:\n\nI have the car fixed: [Yo] hice arreglar el auto\n\nThey have the house cleaned: Ellos mandaron limpiar la casa
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This has to be an adverbial prepositional phrase, because it tells where they went.  "The students went" is the backbone of the sentence: "students" is the subject, and "went" is the verb.  Where did they go?  On a skiing trip.  \n\nThere are a few good questions to ask when you see a prepositional phrase.  If you can answer "when" or "how" then you know it is adverbial, because adverbs are words of time and they tell how something was done.  If your phrase is more descriptive, and cannot answer "when" or "how" then it is an adjective.  \n\nHope this helps.  Cheers, K (teacher 14 years)
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The difference is in direction.  To go is to leave, to come is to arrive.  If I came (past tense of come) to the store three hours ago, you know I am still at the store.  Why?  Because if I had left already I would say I went (past tense of go) to the store three hours ago.\n\nExample:  I went to the store, and then to the post office, and then I came back home.  \n\nIf you want someone to pick you up at your house you might call them up and ask them to come over.  They will arrive.  However, you may also decide to go pick them up, which requires that you leave.\n\nHope this helped.
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*****\nCongratulations, buck up, and continue with your research.  You are really a crazyboy having put up such an intelligent question, challenging the intellect of linguistics. When there is no such vast difference in 'was' and 'used to be' why such a long route to communicate a view. Every body can understand the same meaning, conveyed through any one of the said verbs, that the girl is not at present a Girl-scout but was in the past only.\n\nSimilarly, it may be either 'my mother would take' or 'my mother used to take' both can well be understood in the same sense as the speaker intends to convey.\n\nContinue with your rearch.
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LEARNT???\n\nTHERE????\n\nMaybe you should have paid more attention to your English lessons - I think you mean to say that you "LEARNED" it; & 'THERE' is always a place, I think you mean 'They're'; and you may have a better chance of finding it - now you will be using better references to look for it! GOOD LUCK
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A.  No --  you and me.\n\nB.  No -- him and me\n\n\nC.  Yes!  I sat between him and her.  Which way is correct:  1)  I sat between they.  2)  I sat between them.\n\nObviously, it's number two.  "Them" is an object pronoun, so that is what is required in the sentence.  "Him" and "her" are object pronouns.\n\nD.  No -- her and me.  Again, substitute:\n\n1)  I hope she will keep this between we.\n\n2)  I hope she will keep this between us.\n\nIs that any clearer?
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In English grammar, only verbs (one of the parts of speech) can have the various tenses. So this question is referring to the use of various verb forms in sentences.\n\nFor my illustration, let me use two very simple verbs - cook;  see\n    Present            : cook;          see\n    Past                 : cooked;      saw\n    Future              : will cook;     will see\n    Past participle   : cooked;      seen\n\nPast tense is one of three of the simple tenses, which are present tense, past tense and future tense. The past tense form is used to describe something that happened in the past, e.g.\n   a) She cooked dinner for everyone.  (cooked)\n   b) I saw him just now.                      (saw)\n\nPast participle form of the verb is used when making sentences using the perfect tenses (present perfect tense, past perfect tense, future perfect tense), e.g.\n   a) She has cooked for everyone.\n   b) She had cooked dinner by the time we arrived.\n   c) She will have cooked dinner by this time tomorrow.\n\n   a) She has seen the movie many times.\n   b) She had seen him taking the money.\n   c) She will have seen everything by now.\n\nI hope you notice when using past participle, you MUST use what is called 'helpers', the little words that make the sentence grammatically correct - has, have, had, will have\n\nI realise these days many people do not use properly constructed sentences. I have tried to make my explanation as simple as possible, and I really hope this helps. I take my leave with this very simple example of a commonly made mistake:\n   a) I seen her already.  (wrong)\n   b) I have seen her already.  (correct)
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If this is a true evaluation, you have to talk about the subject being evaluated, which happens to your group. You could keep saying "the group" over and over, but that will get pretty lame after a while. I would reccomend that you just go with it, use "we." After all, you are part of the group. I don't think your teacher/prof will mind. As for past tense, that really only applies to discussing literature. You should be ok with talking in past tense about things that are done and over with.