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In formal writing pepole use past simple tense.But i have seen many times books and other articles includes sentenceswhich have been made of "would"...I know that "would" is used in conditional clauses.Where as i realy want to know what are the situations where i can use...

Hello, I'm very confused as to whether I should use the conditional or the present simple in my answer to the following question:Question: "Who would win in a battle of wits between Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot?"Various answers that have crossed my mind:"Who wins depends...

First conditional: When you're gone, I'll miss you. Not correct. Try "If you (are to) go, I’ll miss you."Zero conditional: When you're gone, I miss you. OK Is ARE present simple in both phrases? It is. See bracketed version. Because in the first conditional, it's strange to think...

First conditional: When you're gone, I'll miss you.Zero conditional: When you're gone, I miss you.Is ARE present simple in both phrases? Because in the first conditional, it's strange to think that ARE is talking about the present when it's giving us the idea of future. If it is present simple,...

<<Do we have to use the definite article "the" for each tense or not? >> To be very strict about it, yes, but we frequently write telegraphically and leave out the the, especially on this site, where we use the names of the tenses so often. <<1.In the use of the Present...

There are twelve tenses in English grammar. Do we have to use the definite article "the"for each tense or not? Can you give me some explanations,please?In the below examples, Do we have to use "the" or not?1.In the use of the Present Simple.2.The Present Perfect Tense or Present Perfect...

Anonymous wrote:Hi everybody,I have a question about the Negative Form of "Simple Present Tense", please help me.Can I use "I don't read the book right now" to express the meaning of "I'm not reading the book right now"?Thanks a lot in advance. *********** Hi Here is a summary about the...

New2grammar wrote: I know that this forum have discussed the topic on 'will' many times. Though generally I know that it can be used to indicate future, habitual and conditional events, in some sentences I'm still unsure whether to use 'will' or the simple present tense. For example, Every...

hello all I will put (write) here all the general forms of the English grammar tenses as I know (understand ) it, I want you to chek it and correct me. Sometimes there is no form (just a speace), I want you to write the general form of the kind of the tense that is detected. I'm so sorry If...

All the sentences you've provided are correct. 1. a) I will ask him about it if he comes; b) I will ask him about it if he has come; These two actually have different meanings. The use of the present simple tense in the first example means that 'he' is not here, but on the condition...