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  The difference between ‘has been, ‘have been, and ‘had been’ A sea change happened to be seen while switching from one verb to another in daily conversation.   Present perfect continuous  I, We, You, They, and any Plural Noun carry ‘have been. While He, She, It, uncountable nouns or any singular noun takes ‘has been. Past perfect continuous  In this tense every subject carries ‘had been. Use. 1 Transport experiences Present perfect continuous  Past perfect continuous  He has been to the USA many many times( He has visited the USA many times). We have never been to Italy. Has he been to Pakistan ever in his life? I have been to world scenery places many times. We can use ‘had been’ for Travel experiences when talking about two events in the past. When he visited London last year, he had never been to the UK before. Beware, it doesn't for any specific visit like; “I have been to the UK last year” WRONG Use. 2 Actions that starts in past and still conti...

  4 lenient ways to cut the buzzwords   Make your case open and shut by slashing the prepositions It is the preposition that makes things more wordy and difficult to understand. Do not let the dust of words bury your ideas. It totally does not mean that preposition is a sin or vice, however. Excessive use of these keywords often, too often, ends up with readers overdosing, i.e. against the spirit of good writing. What words come under the family of prepositions? Of, on, in by, etc. I am studying for my test. Cigarettes are injurious to health. These words are required to depict the realities and to connect the words to help drive meanings. These are some stages where you can omit these words without changing the spirit of the sentence.  Simply put, there are ways to cut( By removing excessive prepositions) the sentence to size to convey the idea with the shortest possible words.  Here are four techniques Making use of a noun in the phrase as an adjective  Before...

Idioms are more than important to have a good command of languages. It helps us to improve our conversational skills. By using idioms one can our ideas in a somehow better way. It helps one feel easy with native speakers. Here are some cat-related idioms.  A cat nap Meaning: A brief, light sleep. Example: Consider a catnap before offing to the USA A cat burglar Meaning: It is a connotation for thieves who have the skill to break into a house without being noticed. Example: He was a professional cat burglar so indictment may take time in court.  Fat cat Meaning: Negative description of rich people. Example: Fat cats in government may not pay heed to poor ones in difficult times. Cat got your tongue Meaning: It directs the situation where we want someone to speak but he doesn't. Example: You are not uttering something has the cat got your tongue? Curiosity killed the cat Meaning: Too much curiosity about anything may land you in trouble. Example: Let sanity prevail, for curiosit...

   🔊 Here is a red signal for those searching for the best elucidation of prepositions of place with IN, ON, AT and BY.                     Use of AT ‘’Mostly used for the specific place and point in space’’ Examples: We were still at the railway station when a war of words broke out between two passengers. Don’t look at the policeman standing at the traffic signal while crossing. He was still at school when the announcement was made for the holidays. We shall meet you at the café in the evening. (Used for public places) Please, do make a stop at the bakery on way to the office. I am lucky to have that much time to learn some basic skills at college.   Example (Address):   Let’s have a discussion at Ahmad’s home. He was at the gate of the park when a fight broke out between passers-by.   Example (Gatherings and other events): We really enjoyed the gathering at Ali’s house. M...

If you are looking for a lecture that can make you well acquainted with the use of prepositions then here is the right place you landed in. There are many prepositions like, on, at, by, with, for, over, under, in, and of. There are as many rules as one can suppose for the use of these prepositions, but few, which I am going to explain to you here are concrete and reliable. ''It generally expresses the relation between noun/pronoun with other words to best explain the intent of the sentence'' . Use of AT ''At is used to represent any specific time on the clock, or one can say points of time’’ . Examples: He arrived at 5:30 when the party was about to start. Mark the time we will be there at 4:50, it’s my challenge. We shall organize the party at midnight. We shall meet you at noon. This is also used for specific times like night, noon, and meal time. Be careful that it is meal time, not their names. Examples: I shall get you back at dinner. ...