Hi,
What form below is the correct and why ?
- John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years;
The normal thing to say is simply John has lived with the Thompson family for ten years.
Or you could say John has lived with the Thompsons for ten years;
And why in the sentence below we don't use the simple future in the underlined clause, once we have if + simple present tense in the first clause (conditional clause)?
- If Juliet appears, tell her that her order arrived. The order 'tell her' is being given to the listener now, in the present. The arrival of the order was in the past. You might see this more clearly if you consider these examples.
- If Juliet calls you, tell her that Tom died yesterday.
- If Juliet appears, tell her that I will visit her tomorrow.
Best wishes, Clive