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Hi quote user New2grammar Could you try to convince me why the abrupt change of tense makes sense quote Why should it make sense After all we re talking about English grammar Anyway somebody says it s an instance of unreal past quoteuser BBC Learning English We sometimes use past tenses to...

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 could can might and may are so subtle that even linguists are...

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 pls make shorter postings and focus on one item at a time

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 question indicates that you found the invalidity of the use of the simple past...

Oh MariusYou 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 to write a third conditional sentence

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 Generally speaking that s true and another book says that I would see...

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 The Present Perfect Tense or Present Perfect Tense 3...

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 you what to do In these sentences the conditional...

Yes Look it up under subjunctives 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 conditional You can also use the search box on this site if you want to read...