I wish... happened now is not correct. You can say It would be nice if ... happened now or I hope ... happens now or I wish ... would happen now. However, I wish... happened refers to something in the past, not "now" or in the

Works is a present tense verb form which refers to this moment or indicates a truth that always applies. The present infinitive to work is used because of that. Left is a past tense form and consequently an infinitive that refers to the past must

It is advisable to learn the various ways of using the modal auxiliaries without thinking of grammatical moods at the same time. These auxiliaries lack forms ( must has only one form, for example) and the potential mood, as it exists in some

hello can i used the modal auxiliaries in the other grammatical moods (conditional,pottential,subjunctive,..) beside the master mood the indicative mood. thank.

I found a website that could help you. I'll quote part of it for you: "May/might is an example of a modal auxiliary verb. The distinction between may and might has to do with the tense (present, past etc.) and/ or mood (indicative/

Hello, can someone tell me how to distinguish between real condition and unreal condition? I know that real condition is most likely to be happened, but if we use IF, it's always an unknown, right? Also, I like to know wheather there is a past

I recommend that you not cook dinner tomorrow. Think of it as a shortened form of '. . . do not cook / should not cook . . . '. Other verbs with which you can do this include, for example. I ask that . . . and I request that . . .. Hi

But I'm stuck with a sentence where "to do" is replaced by "not to do": a1) I suggest not doing X. (I reckon this is fine) a2) I suggest not to do X. (???) b1) I suggest Y shouldn't do X. (I reckon this

Recently, I've heard this sort of theory so I'm gonna share this with you and want to hear your opinions as well. It's about categorizing the language into "Objective or Subjective (not she, her ..)" depending on the

Anonymous wrote: Thank you all for your replying to my stupid question. I really appreciate it. Hi Anon, In contrary, I don’t think your question is stupid. It brings up an issue that has stirred many good discussions in this