By Tenses, Conditionals

Hi,1. Let us say this was in quotation marks. How would you validate the use of the underlined tense?The people who built houses; their walls have crumbled, as if they had never been!2. TWO more questions:Does 'as if' in normal sentential situations mean the same as 'if', like...

Can someone explain these to me these please.Can you tell me how this works?1)It was hard. It was during a tough time I was dropped (dropped -- better?) out of college due to the pressure. I may have been too young. 1) We had moved our house. It was difficult. 2) I had married by then, and I was...

Thank you again.Can you tell me how this works?1)It was hard. It was during a tough time I was dropped (dropped -- better?) out of college due to the pressure. I may have been too young. 1) We had moved our house. It was difficult. 2) I had married by then, and I was pregnant. I married a guy I...

.I'm sorry, but your conglomeration of poorly structured example sentences and confused numbers makes it unclear to me what you are asking. Nor are your following questions particularly lucid. I can tell you that 'would fail' is conditional 2, which is a present form.Perhaps if you...

Hi,Can you tell me how this works?1)It was hard. It was during a tough time I was dropped out of college due to the pressure. I may have been too young. 1) We had moved our house. It was difficult. 2) I had married by then, and I was pregnant. I married a guy I knew for some time. He was funny....

Well, it's actually just the first one that requires explanation, I suppose. The second one has both clauses in the future, which seems unproblematic.anybody who introduces a conditional idea, so the usual formula for the "first conditional" applies. (IF present, future.) If...

Would you mind if ... ? takes the past tense with present meaning.In fact, other patterns like it also take the past tense.Would you regret it if you left now?Would you be sorry if Jack went without you?This is the "second conditional" (in question form).CJ

I think it comes down to what you intended to say/convey, mixing tenses, and understanding the difference between 'will' and 'would.' If you go strictly off of your premise that there's a person seeking to buy a pen from you and you'll have the final say, then you must use...

HI again, Thank you. Why did you make the corrections lke you did??I gathered she must be either here or had just gone by. My mind began to wonder, "Where would she be if she were here?"Pasting the above sentences again:I gathered she 1) must be either here(can I use "must have...

Thank you. Why did you make the corrections lke you did??I gathered she must be either here or had just gone by. My mind began to wonder, "Where would she be if she were here?"Pasting the above sentences again:I gathered she 1) must be either here (can I use "must have been"...