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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Basic English Grammar Questions</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BasicEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum43.htm</link><description>For Basic English ONLY. 
Please post only &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=red&gt;easy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; questions and answers here.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3607.32596)</generator><item><title>Re: Tenses</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm#291022</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:52:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:291022</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm#291022</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-291022.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, 
 Thanks, I think I get the point. 
 Regards, 
 Jeeva</description></item><item><title>Re: Tenses</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm#291000</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:52:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:291000</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm#291000</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-291000.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, 
 You need 'would' because the whole matter is conditional. Consider the original question: How would you handle an employee . . .  
 Is that enough explanation? 
 Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: Tenses</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm#290466</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:52:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:290466</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm#290466</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-290466.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi, 
 Would you mind explanning as to why this is better than the other. 
 Thank you. 
 Regards, 
 Jeeva</description></item><item><title>Re: Tenses</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm#290191</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 14:52:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:290191</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm#290191</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-290191.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>This one is more correct: 
 A. I would first issue him a show-cause letter and request a reply within 48hrs. If his excuse wasn't acceptable, then I would suspend him for two weeks and hold a domestic inquiry. Finally, I would leave it to the tribunal to decide on the necessary action.</description></item><item><title>Tenses</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:52:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:290162</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Tenses/dwbrg/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments43-290162.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi group, 
 Which one of these two answers is correct in terms of tenses?  
 Q. How would you handle an employee who doesn't show-up for work for two days in a row, doesn't call, and then on the third day he comes back to work without any reasonable excuse? 
 A. I would first issue him a show-cause letter and seek for a reply in 48hrs, then if his excuse wasn't acceptable, then I would suspend him for two weeks and hold a domestic inquiry. Finally, I would leave it to the tribunal to decide on the necessary action. 
 or 
 A. I will first issue him a show-cause letter and seek for a reply in 48hrs, then if his excuse isn't acceptable, then I will suspend him for two weeks and hold a domestic inquiry. Finally I will leave it to the...</description></item></channel></rss>