In Numbers^x, Past tenses^x, Conditionals^x

RSS Feed: Numbers,Past tenses,Conditionals

Re: Condtitional tense

Hi Avangi To me, the word ' if ' is used like ' whenever ' in your sentence, and the word ' will ' is used to indicate a habitual or repeated action (i.e. in that sentence, you are saying it is not your habit to wonder about things such as closed doors while you are on...

ESL Basic English Grammar Questions and Help by Yankee 276 days ago Tenses, Numbers, Past Tenses, Present Perfect, Present Tenses, Conditionals, Simple Past, Simple Present, Present Continuous
Re: would have +past participle if +past perfect/simple past(?)

This situation is a little different than your type III conditional formula is intended for. The speaker is not in Ian's position, so the phrase is a "condition contrary to fact". In that situation a formal speaker or writer would use the subjunctive mood of the verb rather than indicative or...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Spides 1 yr 38 days ago Verbs, Tenses, Numbers, Past Perfect, Simple Past, Subjunctives, Past Tenses, Conditionals

Yoong Liat wrote: Hi Goodman You wrote: I have been labeled and called by many descriptions, hinted being “Ignorant” is the first ... I'm not hinting that you're ignorant. I say that if a learner tells me "informal" means "wrong", I'll understand that he says so because he is ignorant. ...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by

Goodman 1 yr 56 days ago Articles, American English, Verbs, Plurals, Dates, Tenses, Numbers, Present Tenses, Expressions, Subjunctives, Past Tenses, Conditionals, Writing Tips, Images

Re: Letter_opinion

Hi again, Dear Kate, As you know, 20 doctors from your society are needed for my REP's study. I am a bit concerned about the recruitment of the doctors. Do you think it is easier to get general practitioners to participate than specialists? If it is hard to persuade them to get involved...

ESL, Formal, General & Business Letter Writing (English language) by Clive 1 yr 312 days ago Numbers, Regards, Tenses, Conditionals, Past Tenses, Clauses
Would have

Original sentence: 1. If we now redirect the standard input of the wc -l command to come from user.lst, we would have effectively counted the number of users. (Why is past perfect used here and what does the sentence mean?) My change: 2. If we now redirect the standard input of the wc...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by jack112 2 yr 207 days ago Tenses, Numbers, Past Perfect, Past Tenses, Conditionals
Re: Should

Jack112 wrote: For 'should', how do I use it for conditionals? Do I use it with present tense, past tense, or future tense? 1. Should I buy another one, will I have the same problem? 2. Should I buy another one, would I have the same problem? 3. Should I buy another one, am I going...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 2 yr 339 days ago Tenses, Numbers, Present Tenses, Past Tenses, Conditionals
Re: A couple of questions about the subjunctive and hypotheticals

Thanks for your reply, MrP. 1. I would call it an exclamatory conditional. The main clause is left unspoken, but we can usually infer it, e.g. "if only she would contact me, I would be very happy". Ok, it’s a conditional with an unexpressed result but still a ‘conditional’ right? In...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Jussive 3 yr 14 days ago Verbs, Difference Between, Constructions, Tenses, Clauses, Numbers, Modals, Expressions, Subjunctives, Past Tenses, Conditionals, Mixed Conditionals
Story with a diverse use of tenses

Playing to Win by Margaret A. Whitney 1 My daughter is an athlete. Nowadays, this statement won’t strike many parents as unusual, but it does me. Until her freshman year in high school, Ann was only marginally interested in sport of any kind. When she played, she didn’t swing hard,...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by jack112 3 yr 230 days ago Regards, Tenses, Numbers, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Conditionals, Quotation Marks, Paragraphs

Tags

What's hot

In Numbers^x, Past tenses^x, Conditionals^x

Re: Condtitional tense

Re: would have +past participle if +past perfect/simple past(?)

Re: wish clauses

Re: Letter_opinion

Would have

Re: Should

Re: A couple of questions about the subjunctive and hypotheticals

Story with a diverse use of tenses

In Numbersx, Past tensesx, Conditionalsx

In Numbers^x, Past tenses^x, Conditionals^x