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/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:36:00 -0500 hourly 1 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? [...]

]]> By: July 2007 Most Popular Posts http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-767 July 2007 Most Popular Posts Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:25:52 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/#comment-767 [...] Five Frequently Misused Verbs: Go, Come, Write, Give, and Eat. Among the most frequently used words in English, these five verbs are also the most frequently misused. The error occurs when the simple past forms are used to form the present or past perfect [...] [...] Five Frequently Misused Verbs: Go, Come, Write, Give, and Eat. Among the most frequently used words in English, these five verbs are also the most frequently misused. The error occurs when the simple past forms are used to form the present or past perfect [...]

]]> 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.

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Maeve Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:58:04 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/five-frequently-misused-verbs-go-come-write-give-and-eat/#comment-440 I don't understand your question. What about Shakespeare's "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"? I don’t understand your question. What about Shakespeare’s “The lady doth protest too much, methinks”?

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