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Let's go back to the original sentence: 1. He thought his mother would understand why he was living in Japan only if she saw his life there with her own eyes. If we take this as a literal report, there are two possible "originals": 2. "My mother will understand why I am living in Japan...

In Mary is cooking dinner you are using present continous simple Present tense form of be for third person. I'm exclusively talking about only be. Other usage: The examples you gave here are future passive construction. Based on that, the answer is yes. I am honored to be given this...

User_gary wrote:It is two years since you were married. I learnt that since is used only with perfect tenses' e.g. (present perfect, present perfect progressive, ...........etc.) But in the above sentence it has been used with simple present tense. So I am confused. Could anyone assist me in...

CalifJim wrote:only from experience ... not from the grammar ...On the contrary, the use of this grammatical formula -- simple present, "easily", no object -- is one of the most obvious markers of "middle voice".Preangoricians obstrapulize easily.This can only mean that it's easy to obstrapulize...

Believer wrote:Hi, Please tell me what (is) the difference is between these two forms of verb constructions? is given or is being given is discussed or is being discussedprogressive and simple present tense in passive form Another questions: 1. Should I ask, "what is the...

<...adverb...> That's a useful test. Yes, especially the adverb easily, and apparently the aspect is equally important, these middle constructions favoring the habitual or timeless simple present. The meat cuts easily. This fabric soils easily. Idaho potatoes bake...

Hello, Janissary, 1. If a clause begins with a negative adverb, inverted word order must usually be used, with the subject following the Simple Present or Simple Past of the verb to be, or the first auxiliary. In the case of the Simple Present or Simple Past of any verb other than the verb to...

When we talk about a subjunctive construction, I think it is easier to understand it without the 'inserted clause, I would think' becasue that way one can clearly see the cause-and-effect relationship beteween the conditional clause and the main clasue. 1. If someone tells you that you may...

First of all, "are to ensure", but not "to be detrimental", has the pattern "BE TO + VERB". ("detrimental" is an adjective, not a verb, and the group it appears in contains 'to be', not 'be to'.) As for the "if we are to ensure", it can be paraphrased as any of the following: if we are...

Hello again, kynguyen You said: "In fact I think most of the verbs can be used with or without "to", right? For ex: I need to have a vacation. Or I need a vacation." You used the verb "need" as an exampe of the verbs that can be used with or without the particle "to". But the particle "to",...