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Not exactly. It's still a verb in the sense of being a verb form, but it's not a "finite" verb unless it has the auxiliary. CJ

Hello again, So, we don't have to use the past tense throughout when writing minutes, do we? for example, 'All the members agreed to build a new building.' This sentence should be in the present tense, right? ".The construction of a new building will start next year.'...

If I were to tell you what I think (thought?) of you, I'd be sacked from my job Hmmm. To me, in this type of construction, "thought" does not have to refer to the past. It can do, but, for me it can (and very often does) mean that you think it right now. Addition: If I wanted...

I'm not aware of any classification of the as if constructions into first, second, and third. From what I've seen, they can parallel the first, second, and third conditionals in their tense patterns, but usage is much more free. That is, they don't always conform strictly to those...

You changed the tense. Did you mean to? If you meant "When you are ready, I am waiting for your answer." then, yes, it's very similar in meaning to "Whenever you are ready, I'm waiting for your answer.", and the two are often interchangeable. "Whenever" has...

Only one s in present!!! You can't use will with the stative verbs in this construction: } _______Your example with make sure does not belong to the pattern above. There's no indirect question.Make sure (that) you come back soon.A make sure that pattern is not followed by a future...

Sitting at my writing desk beside the open window, and working on my English assignment, I was stunned/amazed by the soft evening glow, gently landing on my blank sheet and covering the white space with their yellow and orange shades, seemed like gold. A few comments: 1. "Stunned"...

>I have not seen such constructions in the present tense.Your loss:-) 660 on "no sooner do we * than"http://books.google.com/books?q=%22no+sooner+do+we+*+than%22+&btnG=Search+Books

This type of construction expresses a surprise. Hardly/Scarcely had we sat down at the table when the phone rang. No sooner had we sat down at the table than the phone rang. I have not seen such constructions in the present tense.

Hello, mr. Micawber Looks like I have to provide some further explanations. In a traditional text adventure the player enters text commands which are parsed/interpreted by the game's engine, and gets the result in the form a textual description. In the example above the commands were marked...