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Devrim55 wrote:If we ...........ready for the YDS exam decently, we .........at least two and a half hours a day for reading questions. a)were to get / should have spared b)got / would have spared c)are to get / had spared d)have gotten / would spare e)have to get / must have spared thanks...

Newbie2007 wrote: Quangtn03 wrote: Hi newbie."I wish you will have..." is a true conditional sentence. I think this is a letter so the writer have a wish for his friend.The latter is "I wish you will be happy", not "I wish be happy". He write for friend not for himself. Are you ok? Tell me what...

Kooyeen wrote:Hi,Could someone comment on these? I don't understand the difference between present perfect and past simple in passive constructions. Can both of the tenses be used, even if something just happened? (for example, the bank was robbed 1 minute ago or later)Holy cannoli! What a...

Hi,Could someone comment on these? I don't understand the difference between present perfect and past simple in passive constructions. Can both of the tenses be used, even if something just happened? (for example, the bank was robbed 1 minute ago or later)Holy cannoli! What a mess... You guys all...

Hi, She is at her desk, being afraid of something. Is this sentece above correct? Can I leave the being out? Yes, leave it out. Can I use being in the past simple sentence below? Again, leave it out. She was at her desk, being afraid of something. It's an odd phrase in your context. This...

Mister Micawber wrote:Future Simple (I will sit)Future Continuous/Progressive (I will be sitting)Future Perfect (I will have sat")Present Simple (I sit)Past Simple (I sat)Past Continuous/Progressive (I was sitting)Past Perfect (I had sat)Past Perfect Continuous/Progressive (I had been...

Future Simple (I will sit)Future Continuous/Progressive (I will be sitting)Future Perfect (I will have sat")Present Simple (I sit)Past Simple (I sat)Past Continuous/Progressive (I was sitting)Past Perfect (I had sat)Past Perfect Continuous/Progressive (I had been sitting)Any I've missed? -- See...

Emily__ wrote: Hi, I found some recommended explanations, but I´m still a bit confused: 1. I´d rather you went. 2. You´d rather stay. (I suppose "´d" could be either "had" or "would".) Why there is past simple in 1 and present simple in 2? Thank you. It’s pouring outside. I’d rather...

CalifJim wrote: I avoid answering ... You just did " src="../emoticons/emotion-2.gif">Avoid or answer? I tried responding to the phrasal verb thread and got into some technical difficulties. For some reason, it wouldn't let me post. And then I just forgot about it and never tried again as I...

1. 'If only she would contact me'. This sentence uses 'if' but there's only one clause so what type of sentence is this? You wouldn't call it a conditional, would you? 2. The above sentence is about a wish and therefore we don't use 'will'. Also, in other such sentences we use the simple past to...