By Regards, Subjunctives

Hi, Jim. You may no longer remember this thread, but I will still post a response. I haven't been around lately, that's why I haven't answered so far. 1. I have no comments about this point. And then, I tend to agree with grammar books! 2. There IS a difference between the imperative and the...

Hi, Miriam! Thanks so much for your reply. Of course I'm still interested! 1. Sometimes when examples are given, certain forms begin to sound more acceptable. Strangely enough, only your example with "wish" still seems weird to me! The other two don't really sound that formal to me. I can...

Hello, Dave would + base form of verb = simple conditional would + have + past participle = perfect conditional I don't know those by any other names, but of course it is probable that there may be authors who may give those different names. In my mother tongue, the "conditional" used to be...