By Simple past, Subjunctives

Good morning Mr Micawber, Internet is just fantastic! It's as if I HAD an English teacher with me at home! A/ I thought that : 1) the PRESENT subjunctive had the form of the infinitive, just as in "COME what it may!" "God SAVE the Queen" etc. 2) the PAST subjunctive had the form of the simple...

Hi Jim, I'm very pleased to know I got it right about "could" and "would"; what about my introduction. Am I right when I say: Hi Jim, thanks for your reply. Please, tell me if I got it rightI can use the simple past (which is actually a past subjunctive) only with verbs with an imperfective...

Hi Jim, thanks for your reply. Please, tell me if I got it right :s I can use the simple past (which is actually a past subjunctive) only with verbs with an imperfective aspect ( love, live, have, be), that is stative verbs or verbs which express habitual actions (It's not very simple to...

First, let me make a few observations. 1. All wishes are counterfactual. It makes no sense to wish for what you already have. The Queen of England does not say, "I wish I were the Queen of England". If I am six feet tall, I do not say, "I wish I were six feet tall". So every wish is a wish...

Dear Jim, I have a very big problem. I' m not sure if the following sentences are correct.. I know that the wish structure requires a simple past, usually were, had and modals such as could. But what happen if I need to use other verbs such as go, buy and so on; Is it possible to say I wish I...

I've posted this in another thread: would + base form of verb = simple conditional (would go) would + have + past participle = perfect conditional (would have gone) Both are usually seen in conditional sentences Types II and III. Type II: "If it started to rain now, I would stay at home." Type...

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...

Perhaps I caused some confusion here? I'll try to fix it. Melanie, when you are using the simple past, you use 'was' for the 1st and 3rd persons singular, and you use 'were' for the other persons: "I/He/She/It was here yesterday." "We/You/They were here yestersay." Now, in conditional sentences...

This is what I posted yesterday to an equal question: The subjunctive (also called: conjunctive) and the conditional are Modi (= forms of expressing) of a verb: The subjunctive expresses irreal situations while the conditional expresses a possible reality. English has nearly lost its...

That was a very difficult question, I looked it up and I also needed some time to think about it... *hehe* The subjunctive (also called: conjunctive) and the conditional are Modi (= forms of expressing) of a verb: The subjunctive expresses irreal situations while the conditional expresses...