By Conditionals, English grammar

hello all I will put (write) here all the general forms of the English grammar tenses as I know (understand ) it, I want you to chek it and correct me. Sometimes there is no form (just a speace), I want you to write the general form of the kind of the tense that is detected. I'm so sorry If...

Rahul Malhotra wrote:but, i dont know why so many books on english grammar says that modals should not be used in the condition of conditionals and can only be used in the result. Often, this is caused by this situation where the above rule is correct: ---------- would have for had. In...

but, i dont know why so many books on english grammar says that modals should not be used in the condition of conditionals and can only be used in the result. how to know a word in a sentence whether it is in the adjective form or past participle form.? because we say, ex: i got my shirt...

CalifJim wrote: But what if one of the actions did not occur at all? To express this situation, the past perfect in the before-clause is available. This pattern implies the non-completion of the action in the before-clause. Here, the action in the main clause interrupts the intended action...

Thanks Cali for payiing attention to small details. Yes Lewis, I meant using "will" or "going to" in a sentence that has a conditional if clause. Inchoate added to the thread some sentences that has "will" in both the IF CLAUSE and the MAIN CLAUSE. I did not want for us to delve deeper before...

Conditionals are usually classified by English Grammar (www.englishpage.com or English Grammar in Use, Cambridge, 2000, for example) as Zero, First, Second and Third. Say: (Zero): If I have time, I study English. (First): If I have time, I will study English. (Second): If I had time, I would...

Anonymous wrote:I have seen similar putative sentences. "I am suprised that he should feel lonely."(1) "I am suprised that he feels lonely." I don't remember the exact sentences in Quirk's "A Comprehensive English Grammar". I wonder if the first sentence can be written as "I will be suprised...

I have seen similar putative sentences. "I am suprised that he should feel lonely."(1) "I am suprised that he feels lonely." I don't remember the exact sentences in Quirk's "A Comprehensive English Grammar". I wonder if the first sentence can be written as "I will be suprised that he should feel...

Clive wrote:For the original question, I'd favour 'were'. I think you'd commonly hear 'were' or 'was' in such a sentence. I think you'd seldom or never hear anyone speak so carefully as to say 'had been' in a case like this. Very interesting! Looks like each person has a different opinion on...

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...