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I think you are over-analyzing.would like with an infinitive is an idiom expressing desire. would love is an emphatic form of would like.They are both used as if they were present tenses.I would to go with you._____There is really no need to appeal to the concepts of ellipsis or conditionals. ...

Hello again, Again I have a question of course . I am interested in the difference in the usage of the mandative subjunctive and the simple present tense  in dependent "that" clauses after the verbs of demand as "insist" , "demand" ,"suggest" and...

Hi,I'm not sure about the expression, "content that is relevant." I try to make all my content relevant, but sometimes fail.Often, the status of a condition or situation as to permanance or on-going-ness is common knowledge, or obvious, and sometimes it's not known to the...

Hi,1. Would you say if a person is reporting on a content that is permanent, on-going, or relevant in content nature, the reporting word could be both present and past and also, do you feel both present and past tenses are OK in the that-clause? He said/says his house is/was in Chicago.He...

A. It wouldn't surprise me if John failed the test.I was wondering if A only applies to the event (test) in the past._____ No. It does not apply only to the past. It can apply to the future as well.The same answer goes for the take/took a picture example. With a dummy it that represents...

Hi Seraphin.Can I make it all in the present tense IF the investigation has occurred ? You can use present tense in principle clause only if you're talking about main truths and facts, it's also called zero conditional if ... present tense ...present tense.. "If you read a lot you...

My subjunctive scouts have returned empty-handed. Consider that a true subjunctive in a main clause is not found in English, certainly not the past subjunctive. It's the simple past indicative tense.CJ

Hi, I am having trouble getting a firm grasp of the working of putting present-time clauses in a story or narratve that flows in past tenses -- which meant to tell something that has occurred in the past. I know if something still holds true or if something is a "universal" truth...

In the first sentence the use of a present tense (think) emphasises what your opinion is now. The past tense (thought) refers to the past; your opinion may have changed by now."I told her that I am (was?) happy in my job" Both are right. The sequence of tenses would require was but if...

Hello, everyone. I learned from my grammar book that we often use present tense to refer to future in "in case-clause". Like: I always take an umbrella in case it rains. I've bought a chicken in case your mother stays to lunch. In those cases, I found that all the verbs in main...