In Marriage^x, Tenses^x

It was only a matter of time before (that) money transformed that most intimate of private domains, love and marriage, as it has almost everything else in this booming country. (Shanghai Journal) Is it possible to insert that in the above sentence?

It is only a matter of time before (something happens) means We are not going to need to wait very long before (something happen). In short, this part of the sentence is written from the past point of view. The writer knows what happened, that is, he knows what was going to happen,...

It was only a matter of time before money transformed that most intimate of private domains, love and marriage, as it has almost everything else in this booming country. (Shanghai Journal) Why use the past tense here?

hello! Is everything OK here? What about the present perfect tense? Unhappily married women suffer from prejudice that they can patch their marriage up like they would a scratch on their elbow after they have fallen from their bicycle. Thank you

One thing I know for sure is that the Danish papers did not do him justice, Mohammed (Peace be upon him) is the last prophet and the religion he brought is Islam. Islam does not deny Christianity nor Judism but says that they have been altered during the years. This is a biography by a...

Siziphus himself, would have already given up, but not you. Moreover, the adultury will become a secret code, the system of signs that will keep you two together in this labyrinth of your relationship, in the bitter delights/passion, rough pleasure, pure paradoxes. Together you will go through...

Meantolearn wrote:It's a movie's title. Someone asked why not "Brokenback Mountain"? Can anyone explain? Do you say, "I've got a broke back" or "I've got a broken back"? Thx Note: Broken is the past participle of the verb break and usually used as an adjective. For instance, a broken arm,...

It's a movie's title. Someone asked why not "Brokenback Mountain"? Can anyone explain? Do you say, "I've got a broke back" or "I've got a broken back"? Thx Note: Broken is the past participle of the verb break and usually used as an adjective. For instance, a broken arm, leg, head, window,...

Julielai wrote: Hi Rame2000sat, These are just my two cents. Feel free to toss them. I'd summarize the story in present tense, if I were you. Cheers. The Answer Is No Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz made the...

Hi Rame2000sat, These are just my two cents. Feel free to toss them. I'd summarize the story in present tense, if I were you. Cheers. The Answer Is No Naguib Mahfouz Naguib Mahfouz made the reader understand...