tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640976037544204748.post6375891237158621546..comments2023-10-14T05:40:32.118-06:00Comments on Randall's ESL Blog - For ESL/EFL Teachers and Students: Living Grammar: Which is the right way?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640976037544204748.post-31067406166129928162007-11-12T02:41:00.000-07:002007-11-12T02:41:00.000-07:00I think that most native speakers of English have...I think that most native speakers of English have long avoided using the past particple form of verbs and as a result of it, they can hardly remember that the past particple of the verb to go is gone.<BR/>I've read , many times, sentences like "I've went there a few times."<BR/>I heard that many americans have replaced this tense by the simple past and in order to make the message clear, they make use of adverbials such as JUST, YET, ALREADY in sentences like: I just bought a car -- instead of writing I've just bought a car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com