Anyway, my take away from reading about verb tense in novels and from talking with Seth Harwood is that some people think writing in the present tense is modern and other people think it is trendy and annoying. Is take away an idiom? I

Why do we say " What do we do now ?" when we actually mean "What should we do now ?" or " Where do we go now ?" when we actually mean "Where should we go now ?"

Icadia, I understood the focus of your question; therefore, I mentioned that 'if the indirect speech itself contains a subordinate clause (introduced by until... in your case), then the verb of that subordinate clause may be in the present

Greetings, Icadia, Direct speech: It's against the law in our state for her to drive until she has been seizure-free for six months. Indirect speech: 1. The provisions of the legislation have probably not changed by the time of reporting

Hi, can we use 'may' in simple present tense EX "he may walk every day " Yes. Depending on the context, you may either be describing a possibility or giving permission. Best wishes, Clive

can we use 'may' in simple present tense EX "he may walk every day"

My example was in the past tense . On the other hand, the above examples are in the present tense . Can I understand that "He tosses the ball with the left hand." is acceptable if he is left-handed? Tense would not make a difference.

Thank you everyone for your advice. I found the following description in Longman's Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. "She throws the ball with her left hand ?with her left hand One factor which could make acceptable, and

does anyone know anything about passive voice? i just have a quick question if anyone knows it... I can’t figure out how to switch active voice to passive, without changing the tense. For example, present simple tense, “paints” is active,

No, the present perfect would be he has walked or he has driven . He used to indicates habitual action in the past that no longer occurs.