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It is a verb The main clause in the sentence is Microsoft subject confirmed verb It is simple past tense You can verify that it is a verb by doing an experiment to change the tense present future etc Microsoft confirms Wednesday Wednesday is an adverb Microsoft will confirm Wednesday Microsoft...

If Mr Toyoda gets the Toyota presidency it would be the first time in over a decade that a member of the company s founding family was at the helm The question is Is was a Subjunctive The answer is Yes the Clause where was is located is certainly a Subjuntive Clause Just because the phrase is...

Hi I was there yesterday this is a fact and the verb is in the indicative mood past simple tense I was you were he she it was we you they were If I were rich I would quit my job and travel all over the world this is not a fact it s counterfactual as I am not rich I cannot leave my job Sigh and...

I think Past Perfect should be used in both cases for otherwise you ll have only one of the subordinate clauses tense shifted

Can I use Past Perfect in the subordinate clause in the following sentence Nick noticed that Mr Brown had sent the document before we had arrived It s clear that we should use the sequence of tenses here but using Past Perfect in both cases won t show us the priority of actions Maybe the right...

Hi LiJ Even though a verb is in the past tense in English that doesn t necessarily mean that the action occurred in the past That s why the term preterit or preterite is sometimes used to refer to such verbs The modal defective auxiliaries are can could shall should will would may might must...

quote user Liveinjapan Is was a subjunctive quote No It s a past tense used to match the past tense would A simple sequence of tenses problem But the bigger question is why would and not will If he gets the presidency it will be the first time that a family member is at the helm Maybe there is a...

Yes knew felt and thought are three examples of past tense verb forms that are followed by clauses in the past tense nearly 100 of the time CJ

quote user Anonymous Why nos 1 to 3 can accommodate both present and past tenses in the if clauses whereas nos 4 and 5 can t if it is true quote You re on the right track In English the speaker tends to mark his recognition of causality between the clauses by using if past would or if present...

Hi I asked this question in one of the threads Please tell me the difference 1 that he would be good for the job if they decide to hire a person 2 that he would be good for the job if they decided to hire a person And to this I think CalifJim said the difference is slight Are these all...