Guest Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
I was hoping someone can tell me the tenses for the following
The city is polluted
I tried to shout
I tried shouting
He claimed that he was the Queen's nephew
They must have gone out
They might have gone out
Thank you
The city is polluted
I tried to shout
I tried shouting
He claimed that he was the Queen's nephew
They must have gone out
They might have gone out
Thank you
Top answer
The city is polluted. ( simple present tense in passive form ) I tried to shout ( simple past tense, incomplete sentence ) I tried shouting ( simple past, " shouting " is a gerund ) He claimed that he was the Queen's nephew. ( simple past, " that he was the Queen's nephew " is a noun clause ) They must have gone out ( the third conditional case ) They might have gone out ( the third conditional case ) eg.
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The city is polluted. ( simple present tense in passive form )
I tried to shout ( simple past tense, incomplete sentence )
I tried shouting ( simple past, " shouting " is a gerund )
He claimed that he was the Queen's nephew. ( simple past, " that he was the Queen's nephew " is a noun clause )
They must have gone out ( the third conditional case )
I tried to shout ( simple past tense, incomplete sentence )
I tried shouting ( simple past, " shouting " is a gerund )
He claimed that he was the Queen's nephew. ( simple past, " that he was the Queen's nephew " is a noun clause )
They must have gone out ( the third conditional case )
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