Comments on: Five Frequently Misused Verbs: Go, Come, Write, Give, and Eat http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: amy http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-338231 amy Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:05:28 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/#comment-338231 It's okay to use "every" with perfect tenses. The present perfect can be used for an action that began in the past but has not yet ended or just ended or may happen again. For instance: "Have you ever been to Disneyland?" "Yes, I've been there three times since moving to California." "My friend has gone there every year since she was a little girl." "Have you eaten dinner yet?" "No, I haven't eaten yet, but I will soon." "He has written to her every year on her birthday for the last ten years." (He'll probably write again this year.) It’s okay to use “every” with perfect tenses. The present perfect can be used for an action that began in the past but has not yet ended or just ended or may happen again. For instance:
“Have you ever been to Disneyland?”
“Yes, I’ve been there three times since moving to California.”
“My friend has gone there every year since she was a little girl.”
“Have you eaten dinner yet?”
“No, I haven’t eaten yet, but I will soon.”
“He has written to her every year on her birthday for the last ten years.”
(He’ll probably write again this year.)

]]> By: johnny http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-219412 johnny Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:34:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/#comment-219412 I'm quite confused with the examples you gave regarding the standard usage of present, past and perfect tenses. Today I give. Yesterday I gave. I have given every year. What I know is that, we can't use "every" for the perfect tenses because, perfect tenses tell about the events that happened in the past or in the future rather than a routine. Pardon me if I'm wrong. Thanks! I’m quite confused with the examples you gave regarding the standard usage of present, past and perfect tenses. Today I give. Yesterday I gave. I have given every year. What I know is that, we can’t use “every” for the perfect tenses because, perfect tenses tell about the events that happened in the past or in the future rather than a routine. Pardon me if I’m wrong. Thanks!

]]> By: idea-threads » Blog Archive » Avowal of Verbiage http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-2786 idea-threads » Blog Archive » Avowal of Verbiage Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:07:33 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/#comment-2786 [...] Don’t you think it would be most advantageous to, first and foremost, begin this discussion with the five most oft’ misused verbs: Go, Come, Write, Give, Eat? [...] [...] Don’t you think it would be most advantageous to, first and foremost, begin this discussion with the five most oft’ misused verbs: Go, Come, Write, Give, Eat? [...]

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]]> By: Roshawn http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Roshawn Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:33:02 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/#comment-444 It's funny that I don't know the English terminology (e.g. present tense, present perfect tense, past perfect), but I can somewhat recognize their misuse in sentences. Here's my take on the above examples: 1. When he got there, I'd already left. 2. Has he come yet? 3. He had written her twenty letters. (I would've give up after two ;-) ) 4. He's given everything away. Or He's giving everything away. 5. The cat has eaten the canary. I hope I'm right. Thanks for the tip. It’s funny that I don’t know the English terminology (e.g. present tense, present perfect tense, past perfect), but I can somewhat recognize their misuse in sentences.

Here’s my take on the above examples:

1. When he got there, I’d already left.
2. Has he come yet?
3. He had written her twenty letters. (I would’ve give up after two ;-) )
4. He’s given everything away. Or He’s giving everything away.
5. The cat has eaten the canary.

I hope I’m right.

Thanks for the tip.

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