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Abbie wrote: 2. Why would you want to do that? Here, you are using a conditional, 'would', because although the plan has been made, there is still the opportunity to change it - it is not definite. "I might dye my hair green?" (I'm thinking about it, but I haven't decided) "Why would you want...

So #1 and #2 mean the same?? 1. What if I decide that I don't want it anymore, will I be able to return it? 2. What if I decide that I didn't want it anymore, will I be able to return it? ('didn't' here makes you feel like in the past? Shouldn't this be wrong?) JTT: Both 1 & 2 point to...

Mr P stated; "There's a difference between a description of an action, and a description of establishing negligence in that action." It seems to me, though I may have missed something, that Mr P has missed what has been asked, to wit; The test, as stated by Nasuman was; "I'm stating this as a...

Very much an IMHO; but I would not agree that the whole sentence should be in the present tense. There's a difference between a description of an action, and a description of establishing negligence in that action. Much depends upon the system of law under which you operate; but to take a fairly...

Mr P: 'Could' can't be replaced with 'can' in 2b. 'Was possible' can't be replaced with 'is possible' in 2e. Therefore that which denotes 'the ability that was available in the past' is 'could' in 2b and 'was possible' in 2e. Which is the same as saying 'could is the past tense of...

The word tense in this context is a verb form. This is the way you should understand the difference between the two words. The present tense is alluded to present time. This verb form is the present tense as it implies the time of writing. However, the word tense has the meanings. The...

Neither "had", "lived", nor "went" are parts of the verb "to be". Therefore it is impossible to say whether they are past indicative forms or past subjunctive forms. Other than forms, we also have what I call "feelings in the head". In that sense of "subjunctive" (i.e., a subjunctive feeling...

Would you please tell us now the difference between 2) and 3) , then 3) and 4) ? (2) If that kind of tsunami should come to Japan tomorrow, Tokyo will be devastated. (3) If that kind of tsunami should come to Japan tomorrow, Tokyo would be devastated. (4) If that kind of tsunami were to come...

Hi Mr. P. Many thanks for your suggestions, which are really useful. Shoot! It seems that I’ll never stop having doubts with the bloody article. Here I have some new doubts: 1) “Throughout Sextus’ other writings one finds the Skeptic’s distinctively agnostic attitude coexisting with negative...

Thanks for your answer. Finally, I can send the paper till Monday-Tuesday (end of the month). I have some more doubts. Here they are: 1) “We say that the causal principle of the Skeptical is the hope of becoming unperturbed. For men of talent, perturbed by the anomaly in things and being in...