Nov 24, 2010 · Love the Google fight thing! Presumably people get confused because a double consonant usually produces a short vowel sound, like 'loped' vs. 'lopped' or 'hoped' vs …

Sep 18, 2006 · Absolutely not. In your examples, it only works without the word "be" ie. to develop, to announce, etc.

Nov 3, 2010 · To be a little bit more formal, I'd use the structure 'developed for + ing form.' Just as a tip: If you see on the net the combination "developed for' you can see it appears around …

Apr 10, 2011 · Hi, is there any difference in meaning in the following context: [leaflet about a newly developed programme for IT specialists, first sentence] "Our programme has been / was …

Aug 5, 2009 · Ewie's response is good. The form, "have been developed," is generally considered to be a passive voice sentence that comes from an active voice sentence. When you say that …

Jan 20, 2015 · People develop technology, but also technology develops (over the years). The transitive sentence can be made passive: technology is developed. It is perhaps a little more …

Mar 30, 2022 · Has developed doesn't preclude the idea of further development, but it doesn't emphasize the ongoing nature of the development. Has been developing emphasizes the …

Nov 30, 2015 · We don't say "develop on" here - simply "develop my skills". We usually put the adverb before the verb here, so we would usually say "further develop my skills".

Nov 14, 2018 · This competence (has been)/was developed, in the course of her degree studies, by the study of elective modules in financial mathematics which provided her with a grounding …

Jul 1, 2018 · I developed/have developed an interest in machine learning over the course of my academic and professional career, and while consulting for multinational companies such as X …