I'm not sure what you mean by 'it must take the future tense'. There is nothing grammatically exceptional about to predict: He predicted that Mr X would win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He predicts that Mr X will win the Nobel

It should be "He moves to the left". Otherwise, they're all correct, but are relatively unusual as standalone sentences. As you mention, the simple present tense can be used to describe regular or habitual activity, or the

When Eleanor lost both of her parents, she moved in with her grandmother , Mary Hall . Students at Eleanor’s school thought that she was weird, and because of this she rarely had friends over , especially boys. Grandmother Hall was often mean to

Hi Anglista I must agree with Phil and say that it does seem that 'would have thought' is the appropriate Standard English, as it is the impossible conditional tense. The book may be by an American author or publisher, the rules of

Hey guys, I have just written a conclusion of my master theiss. I was told the tense preferred is past ... or present perfect.. Sometimes I use present tense though ... and I am really not sure about when to use the ppresent perfect and when to

Historical Strategies There is a relationship between history and literature. History uses literature as window to the past because history cannot provide the same details and information that literature can do. In other way, use history to

1. He is the first man who landed on the moon. 2. He is the first man to land on the moon. 3. He is the first man landing on the moon. I think #1 is correct. I take #2 as similar to a row of parachutists

Hi, There is a passage in my English textbook. In this passage there are two sentences with the simple present tense, in which I think the simple past tense should be used, and they are the following: 1. “there is always a toast” 2.

There is a passage in my English textbook. In this passage there are two sentences with the simple present tense, in which I think the simple past tense should be used, and they are the following: 1. “there is always a toast” 2. “Many

Hi all, Can someone check and correct this letter please. In order to get a more usual construction in English. Thanks in advance, poet. I would like to use this letter as an opportunity to share with you my music tastes as well as my readings.