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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 statement of the result The clause...

The following comes from a test done a few days ago We were on vacation at my parents place in Phoenix glad to be away from the bitter Edmonton winter Our two boys in their early teens were demanding of everyone s time and attention When it was suggested we A go went to the shopping mall...

What do you think about patterns with both clauses in simple past They are among the most useful I think and they sound quite natural See previous post No had already is common in that context but just already is also fine in American English Personally I would have chosen had already I believe...

Could you please tell me if different tenses in since clauses show the difference between the British and American English Thank you webi

in future for British English in the future for American English 1 Correct 2 Wrong what you would like to do is the correct form The question part requiring inversion of you have to have you is correct That s the main clause The second clause is subordinate so it does not invert you would to...

1 2 3 Your formulation is fine It depends on the student s level of course I wouldn t burden a beginner with the fine points of tense usage in dependent clauses Your formulation does leave out however the parallel formulation for the past tenses including the conditional with would instead of...

Hi Miriam I have a few questions I would appreciate your comments on them when you have the time It s nothing urgent I don t want to interrupt your dialog with Pastel 1 Did you really intend to include the verbs wish order and urge They are the only ones in the list that my native speaker ear...

You are welcome Pastel I think you got the meaning of my post yes But there s a strange mix of grammatical terminology in your post Have I mentioned lately that you sometimes drive me crazy L Let s take the sentence If he ate more he would gain weight We agree that it is a conditional sentence...