Possible tenses of the phrasal verb "to have a sleep" What tenses can we put the verb "to have a sleep" in? For instance, such a sentence: "Look! The dog (to have) a sleep under the table". Must we use the present simple here, or does this sentence require the present continuous tense? Thank you. P. S. I apologize for my terrible English. Unfortunately I haven't time now to correct mistakes.

Can "that" be an equivalent of "because"? I'm confused by the sentence:"My garden's looking lovely now that the daffodils are in flower". I can't understand the function of "that" in this sentence. Is it used here in the meaning "because"? Besides I didn't get what the addition of 's to the word "garden" mean. The sense of the sentence slips away from me in general. Please, someone, explain it to me.

What is the meaning of the construction "to be meant to..."? In sentences of the type: "We're not meant to...", "I'm meant to..." etc.

Past simple and Past continuous A sentence from a schoolbook: "We had a chat while we WERE WAITING/WAITED for our flights". Explain, please, why the usage of the Past simple is possible as well. Thank you.

Please, help to build a phrase The phrase is the following one: "The interior should has been consistent in light tones". I wanted to say that it would be better if every detail of the interior was of light hue, but I have entangled in grammar. Is the phrase formulated in a correct way? Thank you.

What is the difference in meaning between the modal verb "dare" and the main verb "dare"? Tell me, please, in what cases we have to use the modal verb "dare" and in what cases the main verb "dare"?

The meaning of the expression "Hasn't she got long hair!" One textbook identifys the meanings of the expressions "Hasn't she got long hair!" and "How long her hair is!" But this textbook has a lot of misprints, so I want to check out whether such identification is correct. Thank you.Thank you, Christie, just the negative form in the first sentence confused me.

First notebook entry: Introducing myself I am learning English, because it gives me access to a lot of information that is presented in English. It gives me possibility to read books, watch films in English and communicate with people. My native language is Russian, and I grew up in Belarus. I have radical views, and I can't call them optimistic)). My interests are focused mainly on art and science, but I hope You understand that my level of knowledge in English not so high to speak about lofty matters)).