In Modal verbs^x, Tenses^x

If they stop making cars now it would take 60 days to sell everything they have What kind of structure is this JTT I think this even has a grammatical name mixed conditional How come the tenses don t match and it is correct How do you know if this sentence is not a mistake I can t figure this out...

Laugh out loud Pure intuition isn t good enough for you JTT Nope it certainly is not CJ We ve seen the result of that I imagine the continuation as follows If I was in London I may visit the queen It is the tenses which are all in pathetic disarray was is past may is present JTT No was is past...

Hello Troy 1 I was passing by and noticed your post 2 I shall try to comply with Nona s request though I too am no grammarian 3 I shall also try to add a little to Roadrunner s and Paco s replies 4 Luckily everyone else has gone out for the evening 5 leaving me alone to listen to the sound 6 of...

Hello JTT Hello Mr Pedantic May I call you Mr P Please don t ever take my direct manner in these discussions as any type of personal attack I only want to address the facts If I believe you or anyone to be in err I ll plainly say so and I hope you and others will do the same for me And point out...

We must distinguish between the grammatical definition of verb tense and the semantic sense of reference in time For example 1 I wish school started tomorrow 2 You said that school started tomorrow 3 School started yesterday In all of the above started is a past tense preterite verb form But only...

You and your classmate don t seem to have any standard by which both of you agree to measure influence Will it be the number of words related to each Will it be the most frequently used words The most frequently used words in everyday conversation The most frequently used words in formal writing...

I m no marker sorry You make the mistake most CE candidates make making your sentences and wording more complicated than necessary Markers reward simple and correct English if memory serves he rapid development of both economy and industry fields sparks off a great demand of paper Paper is made...

Sir modal verb could can be used in present tense and future also Please give me an example showing the use of could in present time except request and an example for future time Thanks

Hello Eladio I would distinguish between only 3 forms Your extra forms relate to different tenses rather than changes in the structure There are some tenses you ve omitted too I m getting used to for instance Here s how I d divide them 1 Your first form used to infinitive implied infinitive...

Hello Jessica You correctly flagged this sentence as being incorrect 1 If the mother is not happy neither would be the child The problem with 1 is tense agreement on either side of the comma The if clause is using the present simple but the neither clause uses the past tense of the modal verb...