In Subjunctives^x, Clauses^x

Ugh! I put wrong captions for explnations. Thank you for pointing out the mistakes, Senthilvelann. The past (subjunctive) in clause: The event in the as if clause is supposed to take place before the event in the main clause. (EX) She speaks as if she knew everything. Actually she...

Yes, it's correct. The past (subjunctive) in clause: The event in the as if clause is supposed to take place concurrently with the event in the main clause. (EX) She speaks as if she had met him before. Actually she didn't meet him before. (EX) She spoke as if she had met him before....

I'd say that in neither case is the statement 'mixed', as both parts of the sentence relate to a 'real' situation. Dialogue A "Damn. I can't find the notes for my presentation anywhere." "Where do you think you left them?" "I have a feeling I left it them in the taxi." "But you can still...

Do you agree that the subjunctive mood is only used in the following ways? A. Present subjunctive. -1. All verb forms are the same as for the present tense except in the third person singular. There, use the infinitive (without to ). -I/you/we/they launch the shuttle. (present indicative) ...

Hello Jack 1. What if there is a fire, what would you do? (I hear a lot of people that use 'is' with 'would', is that correct? If it is correct, is it a mixed conditional?) Yes, mixed: somewhere between — a) What if there's a fire - what'll you do? (immediate: you want to convey the...

Hello Hela 1 “Altogether, and so is the house in Portman Square. There never was anything more sad or desolate. You a) would find a) is the mixed conditional possible here or not ? = the speaker is not sure that Mr Finn is going to succeed but if ever this happened he is sure of Mrs...

Hello Jacklong The 'be' in your sentence is a present subjunctive. The present subjunctive in all persons is the same as the base form of the verb. It's used especially in subordinate clauses after verbs that express a demand or recommendation, e.g. 1. I demand that he stop work...

Sir, My assumption is as follow. (1) If Stalin lived today, he would regret what he did about 60 years ago. This is 2nd conditional sentence. Type 2 conditional refers to the present or future, and the past tense in the if clause is not a true past but a subjunctive, which indicates...

Hello Guest I'm a mere learner from Japan but allow me to make trivial additions to CJ's comment. In English we have several verbs used in a similar way to express our hope/desire: desire, expect, hope, wish, would rather. They all can be followed by a that-clause, but they are slightly...

Hello Jack Looks you are still stuck to conditionals. Conditionals can be sorted into two kinds according to situations; Neutral Conditional The speaker doesn't know whether the protasis (= the event stated in the if-clause) is true or untrue. type #1... indicative mood is used in...