By Simple present, Clauses

My contribution (taken from HERE):If the reporting verb is simple present, present perfect, or future, the noun clause verb is not changed.If the reported sentence deals with a fact or general truth, the present tense is (can be) retained. She said that the moon causes the tides.PS: Good luck...

Hi CJ,Thank you so much for your reply!! Your explanation made my question clear but sometimes this time clause is pretty confusing.For now, I'm a bit confused with these sentences.A) When we finish this essey, we will be free from all the classes. (simple present in the time clause) B) When...

If the time adverbial clause referes to somthing that will happen or exists in the future, you use the simple present tense, not a future tense. You have stated a very important rule here: Look before you leap. (not before you will leap) He is going to the bank before he has dinner....

Pinenut wrote:CalifJim,You may know what I don't know, but according to the grammars I have reviewed the following two points can be made: 'before they will be considered' is a time adverbial clause If the time adverbial clause referes to somthing that will happen or exists in the future,...

CalifJim wrote:Either tense is possible. will be considered is fine because the main clause refers to a time in the future in the context of a stated rule. XYZ must happen before ABC will be done. Stated differently, the officials who wrote this are saying that they will not consider these...

Hello RuslanaThe question you raised here would be: whether we should choose the tense of an indirectly reported statement to be in agreement with the tense of the reporting clause even in the case we know the reported statement is still now true" As to this, Quirk in CGEL says that we can say...

I guess this discussion invites lot of questions. Mister Micawber wrote:I don't quite know what you are up to, Hanuman, but A makes sense while B does not. Some other options: When they had given their books to the teacher, they were allowed to play outside.They were allowed to play outside...

Teo wrote: If it ___ tomorrow, we won't go camping with Angela. (A) is raining (B) will rain (C) rains (D) rained Which choice or choices are acceptable? Both A and C make sense to me. To my mind, the present progressive makes the rain seem a little more "immediate" than the simple...

Hi, When the reporting verb is simple present, present perfect, or future, the noun clause verb is not changed. I think this rule needs to explain 'changed from what'? Any tense that she uses in her direct speech? In other words, I think you have to look at the direct speech to...

Hi, When the reporting verb is simple present, present perfect, or future, the noun clause verb is not changed. I think this rule needs to explain 'changed from what'? Any tense that she uses in her direct speech? In other words, I think you have to look at the direct speech to...