Hi, Could you try to convince me why the abrupt change of tense makes sense? Why should it make sense? After all, we're talking about English grammar! Anyway, somebody says it's an instance of unreal past ... We sometimes use past tenses

Thanks, paco2004, for the information on the subjunctive in English. You know more about it than 99% of English speakers. No one understands the subjunctive in English because it is so subtle and complex, and the rules for using would, should,

They are all conditionals (see the "if"): If something (a context ) happens, something else (a meaning ) happens. I strongly suggest you look at a good English grammar book in your language in order to get to the bottom of this. Also,

Anonymous wrote: ‘ If you looked in the past, you would have noticed amazing things. ’ My text says this is correct. But should it not be "If you HAD looked in the past, you would have noticed amazing things." Why or why not? Your

Oh! Marius You have delved into the constitiution of Pakistan or rather minute details of the election procedure in Pakistan. Though I have been to Pakistan twice, I am not interested in political aspects. I am interested in English grammar; how

Hi, I have a question about 'will be ~ing vs would' Could anyone help me understand the difference? I learned from a English grammar book that when you are not really sure, you can say "I will be seeing you" instead of "I will see you"

The '3.5' is a chapter number in a text HERE . It has to do with computer language, not English grammar.

There are twelve tenses in English grammar. Do we have to use the definite article "the" for each tense or not? Can you give me some explanations,please? In the below examples, Do we have to use "the" or not? 1.In the use of the Present Simple. 2.

Yes. Look it up under subju n ctives. Be sure to spell it right! I'd Google something like English grammar subjunctive To learn about the tense sequences you are concerned about in your other question, Google English grammar

Goodman wrote: Doesn't BrE have the same grammar book? Is there only one? I've only got three books on English grammar with me at the moment (my main library is back in England) but none of them mention those terms.