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Re: Need we say more?

Hi CB,What is defective/modal auxiliary verb?Sorry for asking you too many questions. I hope you will give a touch to all the above questions.Thanks,Jackson

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Jackson6612 15 days ago Verbs Prepositions Tenses Clauses Auxiliaries Modals Negations Conditionals Modal verbs Modal auxiliaries
Re: tense questions

Hi,1. Is the no. 2, the one that seems to have an ellipted clause or that seems to contain an implicit conditional correct?1. I think you have a great smile that would warm the heart of many who might have a chance to see it. OK2. I think you have a great smile that would warm the heart of...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Clive 19 days ago Verbs Tenses Clauses Modals Conditionals Modal verbs
tense questions

Hi,1. Is the no. 2, the one that seems to have an ellipted clause or that seems to contain an implicit conditional correct?1. I think you have a great smile that would warm the heart of many who might have a chance to see it.2. I think you have a great smile that would warm the heart of anyone...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 19 days ago Verbs Tenses Clauses Modals Conditionals Modal verbs
Re: Lack of emphasis on NPs in ESL

I obviously agree with Forbes: it depends on your first language. I have never had any problems with passive sentences, subjects and objects, the difference between countable and uncountable, etc. because those are all features I have in Italian too. It is not difficult at all for me to use...

ESL Linguistics Discussion Forum by Kooyeen 69 days ago Nouns Verbs Tenses Modals Noun phrases Difference between Dialects Adverbs Learn English Modal verbs Conditionals Passive sentences
Re: Conditional Sentence

Then it's wouldn't.Though some variation is possible in the right situation, the typical groups of tenses that go together in the same sentence are:Present perfect - Present - Future of the Present (will) - Most modal verbs, including can, may, must, shouldOR Past Perfect - Past - Future...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 97 days ago Verbs Tenses Past perfect Modals Present perfect Conditionals Modal verbs
conditional

Hi, Are these all examples of the first conditional? If a if-clause is in the present tense, then any modal verbs can be used and it would still be a first conditional sentence? A zero conditional sentence is the one only states general rules and can't use modal verbs? All first...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 195 days ago Verbs Tenses Clauses Present tenses Modals Conditionals Modal verbs
Re: use of modal verb "could"

Neeraj Jain wrote:Hi Maris, If I have just one sentence: I could play tennis well. can it be used to refer to the present tense?Strictly speaking, only to conditional future (or past, of course). See my examples above. Some see that as kind of a present.

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 1 yr 36 days ago Verbs Tenses Present tenses Modals Conditionals Modal verbs
Re: Conditional dilemma I

I think the following would be considered a typical Type 3 Conditional. If I had studied hard in college, I would have become a successful person. Yes. This is a typical Type 3 conditional. If ... had ..., would have .... Here, I think would is a modal verb for a clause that...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 128 days ago Verbs Tenses Clauses Auxiliaries Modals Present perfect Conditionals Paragraphs Modal verbs
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 145 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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