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Re: Some very basic grammar questions

They are all correct. For lengthier discussions with lots of examples of the use of the past perfect tense after before, see Re: before past perfect tense , past tense and Re: Past Simple or Past Perfect. This is a common pattern for expressing "interruptive relationships" between...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 65 days ago Grammar Tenses Clauses Numbers Past perfect Universities Subjunctives Conditionals
Third Conditional

I saw the following third conditional sample sentences from an educational webpage: 1. If I had not gone to university in Spain, I would not be bilingual. 2. If you had attended the training seminar, you would be familiar with the new operational procedures. 3. If we had not felt we...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Df2006 361 days ago Verbs Tenses Clauses Past perfect Universities Conditionals Sample
Re: a question of "Simple Present Tense"

Anonymous wrote:Hi everybody,I have a question about the Negative Form of "Simple Present Tense", please help me.Can I use "I don't read the book right now" to express the meaning of "I'm not reading the book right now"?Thanks a lot in advance. *********** Hi Here is a summary about the...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Mr. Profenglish 1 yr 30 days ago Regards Simple present Verbs Plurals Tenses Clauses Negatives Present tenses Universities Present simple Conditionals
Re: Which one is correct? (conditional clause)

Hi GoodmanI thought Amy's response to your 'in troubles' sentence would put an end to the whole discussion, but you still insist that you're right. I don't understand you. I don't pick on you, but any posters who, I believe, have posted the wrong answers will be queried by me and most of them...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Yoong Liat 1 yr 32 days ago Clauses Universities Spelling Conditionals

Re: Which one is correct? (conditional clause)

Yoong Liat wrote:Hi Goodman I searched for 'run into troubles' but found 'run into trouble' instead. The following is just one of the extracts. Oxford University Google Search Oxford University > Search Oxford University > Search Results ...

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Re: Which one is correct? (conditional clause)

Hi GoodmanI searched for 'run into troubles' but found 'run into trouble' instead. The following is just one of the extracts.Oxford University Google Search Oxford University > Search Oxford University > Search Results powered by Search the Web Search ox.ac.uk Web...

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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: subjunctive or past conditional

Hi Bokeh, Becasue of your reply, it made me take a second look at the original question. I also did some research and found this paper written on the subject of Semantic Composition of Subjunctive Conditionals by Michela Ippolito of MIT/Tübingen University. I am not completely sure if I...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Goodman 1 yr 200 days ago Conversations Dates Difference between Constructions Tenses Clauses Modals Literature Simple past Universities Subjunctives Present perfect Conditionals Morphology
Re: wish?

It seems that there's no or little difference in meaning between (1) and (2). (3) and (4) seem to indicate a present impossible situation, and (5) expresses past regrets as you said. I'd also like to hear experts' opinions on this.wishing for the impossible: wish that + past tenses To express...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Optimus 2 yr 219 days ago Plurals Constructions Tenses Clauses Nouns Pronouns Past perfect Universities Past tenses Conditionals
Re: Mixed Conditionals (Is this allowed?)

Anonymous wrote:Hello.I came across a couple of sites, and I was wondering if you could verify the authenticity of their contents. http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/IF8.cfmhttp://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html The pages look ok. The first site should mention that the...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by MrPedantic 3 yr 116 days ago Present progressive Grammar Clauses Past perfect Universities Subjunctives Conditionals Mixed conditionals

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