In Present tenses^x, Clauses^x, Simple present^x

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,It might be helpful to you if I first try to summarize the comments on as/when/while by Michael Swan in his very useful book, 'Practical English Usage'. I think it's possible you may have already looked at this, but here it is anyway.To talk about actions or situations that take...

However, if you want to show some doubt about whether it is really fine, you may use would as a present tense and say (in your original conversation):-- That would be fine -- as long as it doesn't stop working while I'm driving at night.But not:... as long as it wouldn't stop working...

I don't really know exactly why I said "wrong" in one place and "awkward" in another! Your question in the other thread seemed to focus on mixed conditionals, and I didn't want to leave you with the impression that all mixed conditionals are wrong. Maybe that's...

Thank you all. I understand the difference now. But I am wondering whether the simple present tense in the IF-clause shows more certainty than WILL. For example:I'll resign if it helps the republicans.Do you think that the three forms are all acceptable?I'll resign if it helps the...

The subjunctive mood forms: should selland sellare the formal ones. Sells is informal.

I'm not familiar with the site; but the writer may well be of BrE origin. (In BrE, you could use "sells", "should sell", or the subjunctive "sell". The last option has become more popular in the last two decades, in BrE, in contexts where "should sell"...

So the information at http://www.visualesl.com/pages/en/english_suggestions is incorrect. It says "Mark suggests that he sells/should sell his house" is correct.

1) I suggest that he sell the car.2) I suggest that he sells the car. We know that no 1 is correct. Is no 2 also correct?