Hi I just wondered if someone would be so kind as to just check my answers make sure I have understood correctly. Many thanks in advance. I have to read the following sentences and decide if they use one of the following 4:- the

I just want to point out the word "could" is indicative of the subjunctive mood Modal verbs don't have tenses and moods in the way that other verbs do. could certainly acts like a past subjunctive in If I could help you, I would.

Why should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense? would and could , along with several other verbs, are called modal verbs. The modal verbs don't really have tenses, so you can't really use

Tell me if this is correct. Do isn't a modal verb but it can function as one. Therefore the verb after do is in its base form. Plus, did is the past tense of do so if I add -ed to happen, it would be redundant because did is already in the

Hi pleasehelp In your sentence, "have been" is what is known as a perfect infinitive . There are some other threads here that discuss perfect infinitives. Here are a few of them:

Please tell me if I have done it correctly? I have to answer the following questions: 1. (i) What is the difference in meaning between the following sentences? (ii) Identify the grammatical structure underlined in each sentence

We should have been there by now! Is this sentence is 'Present Perfect' form? No. I would call it a modal perfect. Some books call it a modal verb followed by a bare perfect infinitive. He used to have crocked teeth. ( crooked ) This

So you know they're infinitives. Otherwise they could be imperatives or the present tense. But don't use the to after modal verbs like can and must ! CJ

Hi, Anon wrote: ・She estimates that the hall will seat up to a hundred people. ・He estimated that it would seat more than a hundred. ・I had estimated that it (.......) less than a hundred. Which is the appropriate tense

we would had have seen After a modal verb, the only form of the verb have that is possible is have itself -- never has or had or having . would is a modal verb, so only have can follow it. Think of the modal expressions as these and ONLY these: