Hi. Could you please show the example of infinitive that you refer to? In #1, I take "come" as subjunctive, referring to the future. I take "came" as a suggestion about what might have happened in the past. It sounds a bit

Amy is right, of course. We DO use simple present, but so many of your sentences "he helps his mother" "he fishes by the river" "he calls for help" "he sees the robber" are going to describe situations

We don't use the simple present very often. I don't understand what you mean, Barb. I use the simple present quite often myself. I think that statement needs a bit of clarification.

Vincent, you remember that when we use the present tense (he takes care of her) it is something that happens all the time, every day, or very often. The first one is a conditional: if she is sick, he will take care of her. The second one

Jolin Tsai's ability to dance irresistibly leave his concert no vacancies. *I use simple present tense as I want to express that her concert never have any vacancies. *I don't know whether it's right to use the phrase "leave his

Jolin Tsai's resistance to fattening food is extremely strong, so she can keep herself in good shape easily. *I mean her ability to resist the seduction of fattening food is extremely strong. Glass which resists shattering can be used to make

I profess that I am a thief. Okay, but "confess" would be more common. To acknowledge I profess like a father. My American Heritage gives this meaning (intransitive), but I've never heard it. There are common religious meanings,

There's nothing wrong with using the simple in the dating sense as long as there's context to make it clear. Hi Mr Wordy and Avangi, Many thanks for your comments. Could you give an example of "see" with simple present

Hi Mr Wordy and CJ, Thank you both very much for your replies. Could you help me check if 'see' (to mean 'date') can be used with simple present tense as in "Do you and Peter see each other?" Or should

When I go ... I feel .... You need the simple present. The third one is the correct one. When you are trying to connect two events to show that one always happens when the other one happens, you generally need the simple present in both clauses.