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Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...

Bamtori wrote:Thanks for your reply, Marius. With "last night" it is definately "had". Then how about leave out "last night" in the sentence. Which should I use, "we (have/had) some guys come in here and ransack the place."?When will this ransacking take place? Will it be in the future? From...

I don't oppose to anita's answer, though I'd say "X has belonged to Y since 2002" is a present perfect sentence rather than a past perfect one. However, I am not sure about whether we can say "X belongs to Y since 2002" is completely wrong. It is true 'since' is usually used in perfect and past...

First, let me make a few observations. 1. All wishes are counterfactual. It makes no sense to wish for what you already have. The Queen of England does not say, "I wish I were the Queen of England". If I am six feet tall, I do not say, "I wish I were six feet tall". So every wish is a wish...