In Modals^x, Conditionals^x, Adverbs^x

I obviously agree with Forbes: it depends on your first language. I have never had any problems with passive sentences, subjects and objects, the difference between countable and uncountable, etc. because those are all features I have in Italian too. It is not difficult at all for me to use...

I think this is the recommended one: -- If I had gone to the supermarket, I would definitely have bought some ham. but others are possible: -- When there are two or more verb auxiliaries, the adverb usually goes after the first: -- You have definitely been working too hard. But...

JTT: it still makes the same degree of certainty UPON completion of the "if" condition. Mr P: That proves nothing. For any completed condition, the certainty is 100%. If Red Rum has won the race, the certainty is 100% that he's won the race. But at the starting line, it was quite...