I htink this is called "contrary to fact" conditional. > If you didn't live so far away, I'd come and see you. ...but you live too far, so I won't come and see you. More examples: If I had the money, I would buy that car. (but I don't

If you didn't live so far away, I'd come and see you. functions: 1) Does it mean that something is possible but improbable in the future. 2) Does it mean that something is hypothetical, unreal or impossible.

From a recent newspaper article: "...Roche waived extradition to Denver, where he is to appear in federal court today." The ... normally used a technical or legal sense, or is it just a journalese cliche that doesn't mean what it

The 3rd conditional case is also a problem to many native speakers according to some good English teachers I chatted with before. I personally put it down to the twisting of tongue to get the conditional case fulfilled . It is always a long

This is what I posted yesterday to an equal question: The subjunctive (also called: conjunctive) and the conditional are Modi (= forms of expressing) of a verb: The subjunctive expresses irreal situations while the conditional

By grammar books say that modals don't follow the backshifting rule in reported speech, and I notice this rule has ... would (not 'would have') tell me). But what about relative clauses? Specifically which tenses are correct in the

That was a very difficult question, I looked it up and I also needed some time to think about it... *hehe* The subjunctive (also called: conjunctive) and the conditional are Modi (= forms of expressing) of a verb: The subjunctive expresses

A clarification is now necessary. CyberCypher (Email Removed) burbled There is no "conditional tense". The tense is present and the aspect is continuous/progressive. I like totally spaced out when I wrote this last sentence. I kept

Thank you all for your kind help with the last set of questions. I still found some areas in English ... past perfect and thus alters the meaning. How would you convey the same idea while maintaining the simple past tense? There is nothing wrong

(Email Removed) (AnandVishy) burbled Thank you all for your kind help with the last set of questions. I still found some areas in English ... bird cage." However, this new sentence shifts the tense from simple past to past perfect and thus