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On my grammar book, it says: When the verb in the main clause is in the past or past perfect tense, the verb in the subordinate cluase must also be past or past perfect. Here is the example: The researchers discovered that people varied widely in their knowledge of public events. the first verb...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by MIA6 1 yr 44 days ago Grammar Verbs Tenses Clauses Present tenses Past perfect Present perfect Past tenses
Re: since

CalifJim wrote: Children don't play outside as much since computer games arrived. (Longman) It seems the use of since is not restricted to the perfect tenses in the main clause. What do you think? I think that's right. Here you have a very good sentence with since, and you have the...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Kooyeen 1 yr 45 days ago Tenses Clauses Present tenses
Re: since

Children don't play outside as much since computer games arrived. (Longman) It seems the use of since is not restricted to the perfect tenses in the main clause. What do you think? I think that's right. Here you have a very good sentence with since, and you have the present tense in...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 45 days ago Tenses Clauses Present tenses
Re: past perfect vs past in if-clause in type 2 conditional

Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by yulysess 1 yr 69 days ago Regards Grammar Verbs Constructions Tenses Clauses Present tenses Past perfect Modals Expressions Universities Past tenses Conditionals English grammar Modal verbs

Re: "shall" and "will" for 18th century readers: interchangeable?

Ok, I got it but I don't know how to put the link here so i'll just paste the context here. This was given by CalifJim as response to the subject "Conditional with Modal Verbs"... Strictly speaking, the modals are not tensed. However, they developed historically...

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Intelligent Freak 1 yr 73 days ago

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Re: If clause question

Would it be OK if has become a set phrase used for politeness. The conditionality of the word if is almost absent, and the phrase is in reality just a weaker, more tentative version of Is it OK if. Because of this, it seems to have the force of a present tense in meaning, if not in form. I...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 85 days ago Tenses Clauses Present tenses Conditionals Mixed conditionals
Re: "will" in if-clause: would you approve of it?

CalifJim wrote: If (you think) it any difference, I'll gladly lend you some money.CheersCB

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Cool Breeze 1 yr 110 days ago Verbs Tenses Clauses Present tenses
Re: Is this "would" equal to "should"?

Welcome to English Forums! You could also use the word "much". (If you used the word "much",) I wouldn't notice a difference in meaning. The use of "would" almost invariably suggests a condition, whether the condition is stated explicitly or not. The clause with "would" is the...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 119 days ago American English Tenses Clauses Present tenses Subjunctives Past tenses
Re: Expression: "This gives me strength to face the busy day that lies ahea

This gives me strength to face the busy day lies ahead.This is not correct. The relative pronoun that (or which) cannot be omitted when it is the subject of its clause. It has to be "busy day that lies ahead". However, if the relative pronoun subject is followed by a form of the verb to...

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by CalifJim 1 yr 120 days ago Expressions Nouns Verbs Pronouns Tenses Present tenses Clauses Relative pronouns
Re: subjunctive or past conditional

Taka wrote:Remember, just because the modal verb 'would' appears in the main clause, this doesn't mean that the verb in the if clause must be in the subjunctive if the content of that clause is not presupposed to be false.The above is related to the following example sentence: He would always...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Bokeh 1 yr 123 days ago Articles Verbs Tenses Clauses Present tenses Modals Subjunctives Modal verbs