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  1. Present perfect vs. Simple past: in the last year

    Jan 13, 2018 · In the past year is just such a period, and the phrase therefore attracts the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense is also used to indicate the present result of past actions, …

  2. Big nice or nice big - WordReference Forums

    Mar 18, 2016 · The point is that for cumulative adjectives there's a normal order. You can change things, for emphasis, if you really want to; but you need to start by recognising that we usually follow a …

  3. Comma with multiple adjectives: a large, hairy-legged cockroach

    Jun 16, 2016 · The comma rule comes down to the difference between two kinds of adjectives: coordinate adjectives and cumulative adjectives. Coordinate adjectives are adjectives in a row that …

  4. mitral valve tenting area - WordReference Forums

    Oct 23, 2009 · "Cabergoline at a mean cumulative dose of 320 mg was associated with a higher mitral valve tenting area than in controls" gracias

  5. Rank in Class (Education) - WordReference Forums

    May 26, 2011 · Rank in Class = A student's relative standing in his or her class is determined by comparing the cumulative grade point averages of all students in the class. Rank in ...

  6. Under or in accordance with? - WordReference Forums

    May 17, 2014 · Dear All, Is "under" or "in accordance with" right in the sentence below? The cumulative disbursement under/in accordance with the 2014 Financial Plan until 30/4/2014 is 766,800 USD. (self …

  7. how long have you sat / been sitting here - WordReference Forums

    Dec 22, 2017 · - a cumulative total such as this is the tenth time I have done this This sense always uses the simple form. 2) Is it an event that occurred more or less continuously or continually over a …

  8. procedure or procedures? - WordReference Forums

    Jan 21, 2008 · Does everything else modify "charts"? Or does each noun modify the following noun in a sort of cumulative effect? What kind of charts? - Procedure (s) charts What kind of procedures? - …

  9. Aplicar un examen - WordReference Forums

    Sep 9, 2006 · Hola: ¿Cómo puedo decir en inglés "aplicar un examen"? Lo que quiero decir es que tuve una maestra de Historia que solía aplicar un examen semanal. Saludos y gracias.

  10. non-final exams (midterms or otherwise) - WordReference Forums

    Jan 25, 2016 · I thought of "non-cumulative exam" but that may not do the trick, since a final exam can be non-cumulative as well. The term I'm looking for would include "midterm exams" but also other …