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Jackson6612 wrote: In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following do, be, have, or a modal verb. The pronoun goes in the first possible position after do, be, have, or a modal verb. In a case where that verb is part of a contraction the first possible position is...

1: I should not respect you. 2: Should I not respect you? 3: Shouldn't I respect you? The sentences 2 and 3 are the interrogatives made from the sentence 1. The sentence 3 is much more common than sentence 2. In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative has its subject following...

It seems both Marius and Magic have Swan's book. I just look at it to find out the model verb 'would'. However, this is a tall order for me. I am not a native English speaker. I mean there are many ways one can play with the modal verb 'would'. Marius could do it easily because English is his...

In the early Church , Christians would celebrate the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ (known as the saint's "birth day") by serving an All-Night Vigil , and then celebrating the Eucharist over their tomb or place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to...

Believer wrote: My try: Hi, 1. I think the modal verb 'could' could be used as a past form of the modal verb 'can' and the modal verb 'would' can be used to express the sense of past-ness. Yes . Can you tell me if these uses are correct? When I was fifeen years old, I could do many...

Hi, 1. I think the modal verb 'could' could be used as a past form of the modal verb 'can' and the modal verb 'would' can be used to express the sense of past-ness. Can you tell me if these uses are correct? When I was fifeen years old, I could do many push-ups. Now, if I ask someone...

Google counts, if you trust them: he isn't 2,240,000 he's not 1,910,000 I would not consider this a significant difference. I imagine the others that use the present tense of to be are about the same proportionally. With modal verbs, however, the cases where the word not is...

Are they functional ly the same ...? Yes. Sort of. would alone makes the past time reference in 2. would have makes it a (hypothetical) past in conditionals like 3. Some people would consider it a hypothetical future of the past, however. CJ

I think you're generally right. Also, see elsewhere: http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/6231002154

Hi, I think you can use 'would' to make a past time reference as well as to the present and future time references. 1. Expressing present time politeness: Would you mind moving to the left, I have to sit with my baby? Of course, It's my pleasure. 2. Making a past time reference:...