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Mon 4 Dec, 2017 11:37 am
Which of the following should I use or write in a follow-up message?
1) I'm writing back because I have problems understanding the meaning of the sentence you gave/give.
2) I'm writing back because I'm having problems understanding the meaning of the sentence you gave/you give.
In your own words, how would you say?
Finally, should I use "you gave" or "you give" in the two sentences above?
Thank you
1). I have problems, and they're in the kitchen cooking breakfast.
2). I'm having problems, but the exterminator said it would be an easy fix.
The first one is timeless, a statement that often implies an unchanging truth about the subject. The second one places the situation into the current moment.
@AngleWyrm-paused,
AngleWyrm-paused wrote:1). I have problems
The first one is timeless, a statement that often implies an unchanging truth about the subject.
When I say "I have a cold", or "I have a headache", or "I have an idea", I am not implying that they are perpetual conditions.
Quote: "1). I have problems ... The first one is timeless, a statement that often implies an unchanging truth about the subject"
When I say "I have a cold", or "I have a headache", or "I have an idea", I am not implying that they are perpetual conditions.
That's a use of "have" as possession; the word "have" could be extended to "have possession of" and the sentence would still send the same message.
The description
timeless means present perfect tense.
@AngleWyrm-paused,
AngleWyrm-paused wrote:That's a use of "have" as possession; the word "have" could be extended to "have possession of" and the sentence would still send the same message.
The description timeless means present perfect tense.
Do you just make it up as you go along?
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