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Xtreme enigma · **Joined:** Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:30 am **Posts:** 108

kinggoldberg wrote:

A question, I'm not quite sure how "had taken" "have taken" are used.

Or are they even correct in the first place?
Please, help

"had taken" which as Adam stated is the same as took, is for past tense, however "have taken" is present tense...

eg. I had taken something from you yesterday.
I took something from you yesterday.
I have taken something from you.

fatfoe · **Joined:** Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:24 am **Posts:** 8

trustbcc wrote:

Hi, I just have to make it short for this one [since this is 20 minutes pass my bedtime]
I just want to know an idiom

the one that describe someone who keep changing team
when team A is strong then he goes with team A
when team B is strong then he leaves team A and goes[go? or goes? this is also a question, I keep getting confuse about this since before "and" it is "leaves" so I think after "and" it has to be the same which is "goes"] with team B

In Thai, we call it "two-headed bird" and somehow my friend dic's said "double eagle" which I did not find anything like that on internet at all.... So what really is it?

you could call this person many things... here are some...

1. 2 faced
2. flakey
3. bennedict arnold
4. turn coat
5. traitor
6. band wagoner
7. chancer (british term i believe)
8. fair weather fan
9. wwe would call them an opportunist

fatfoe · **Joined:** Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:24 am **Posts:** 8

trustbcc wrote:

Now I got one more question as well [despite the first 2 questions still remain unanswered XD]

What is a badass? [Google did not help much on this one, that is why I ask it here, perhaps I could get more simple explanation][and the reason I want to know from the start is that because I just listen to old Undertaker theme on YT]

a "badass" means that someone is either a tough guy, or someone who can fight very well in that context.

fatfoe · **Joined:** Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:24 am **Posts:** 8

ilovewwe wrote:

in english language there are 3 past tenses. past tense with did or second form, past tense with have and past tense with had.
when i have to use each of them i searched on the internet and i didn't find nothing. can anyone explain me?

you can use that in a sentence properly, for example...

"I did not realize what I had before I lost it."

or you could replace the word "did" with "done", for example...

"I had no remorse for what was done yesterday."

...not sure if this was helpful, if not i apologize. i may not have understood the question.

Trendster · **Joined:** Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:43 pm **Posts:** 10

What is the difference between...

She would be a manager.

She would have been a manager.

Are these sentence right?

Ozmund · **Joined:** Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:14 pm **Posts:** 3

Trendster wrote:

What is the difference between...

She would be a manager.

She would have been a manager.

Are these sentence right?

Both sentences are correct, but in different ways.

"She would be a manager" is a 'Present' tense phrase. Which could mean something like: "She would be a manager, but she turned down the job today".

"She would have been a manager" is a 'Past' tense phrase. Which could mean something like: "She would have been a manager, but she was fired last week".

spidermanjibbi · **Posted:** Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:34 am

:D :lol: :mrgreen: thanks for reminding me even then i didn't know but i know now. (back).

Runai · **Joined:** Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:21 am **Posts:** 12

That is awesome. I can play TWG and prepare for national english exams as well. Busniess with pleasure combined, haha!

TheDestroyer · **Joined:** Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:38 pm **Posts:** 9

Runai wrote:

That is awesome. I can play TWG and prepare for national english exams as well. Busniess with pleasure combined, haha!

Congratulations! You've your 10 posts and we probally'll never see u again. :<

My question is.....
"ISH"
When we use it, because i heard a lot of times sth like "meet me at 5 o'clockISH" or "It was goodish"

HeftyDodo · **Joined:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:24 am **Posts:** 16

TheDestroyer wrote:

Runai wrote:

That is awesome. I can play TWG and prepare for national english exams as well. Busniess with pleasure combined, haha!

Congratulations! You've your 10 posts and we probally'll never see u again. :<

My question is.....
"ISH"
When we use it, because i heard a lot of times sth like "meet me at 5 o'clockISH" or "It was goodish"

ISH is used by the public to give a rough estimate on something. Like "goodish" could mean it was kind of good." While "5 o'clockish" would mean around 5 o'clock.

haduke · **Joined:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:40 am **Posts:** 7

I use 'ISH' at just about all of my sentences, lol.

Runai · **Joined:** Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:21 am **Posts:** 12

TheDestroyer wrote:

Runai wrote:

That is awesome. I can play TWG and prepare for national english exams as well. Busniess with pleasure combined, haha!

Congratulations! You've your 10 posts and we probally'll never see u again. :<

My question is.....
"ISH"
When we use it, because i heard a lot of times sth like "meet me at 5 o'clockISH" or "It was goodish"

Actually, as far as I've seen, "ISH" is a bit of slang suffix, and depending on usage, it function varies (wow, such a sophisticated words I'm using). In that 5'o clockish Hefty has explained it quite nicely. About goodish though, it may rather be a very obvious irony indicator (like hanging up the banner "Caution: Irony ahead"), at least, I believe it to be that way.

Mr Pain · **Joined:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:19 pm **Posts:** 97

Goodish isn't that commonly used in English slang (at least not in the midlands) - it sounds clunky and is more likely to be replaced with "alright" or "okay"

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