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Bookmark or Share- "I confirm" or "I do confirm"? - WordReference Forums"Do" in an affirmative sentence can be used for emphasis. "I do need a new car; I need it badly." The usual form is "I confirm".
- it was high time + past perfect | WordReference ForumsI've already read the past threads in which was discussed this topic but I still have this doubt. Could I use the past perfect after the main clause if I want to imply that it was time for him to have gone to college ? e.g It was high time he had gone to college.
- What is was vs What was it | WordReference ForumsI am still not clear about some points. rhitagawr: example) Did you think what it was ? The second sentence means, or could be taken to mean, Did a thought cross your mind?
- What I did was/is I... - WordReference Forums"What I did was I simmered it in the pot" sounds worse than: "What I did is I simmered it in the pot" This is probably because after "I did is" comes another "I". But are the two interchangeable? Also, if we were to remove the "I" from the sentence completely then: "What I did was simmer it in...
- What am/was I doing? - WordReference ForumsHello members! I don't know whether using 'was' or 'am' is good here. It was at our school assembly. We all were year 12 students. The principal asked year 9 students to stand up. But my friend May had not been listening well and she stood up when the principal asked the students stood up. Then...
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