In Present tenses^x, Conversations^x, Clauses^x

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...

The first sentence means essentially the same as "...can/will you lend me some?", but "could/would" has the effect of "softening" the request -- making it seem less direct. The use of "happen to have" (as opposed to just "have") makes no...

Avangi, I know you said you would rewrite if clause in present tense. However, I'd like to understand why you wrote it in the present tense followed by woulds. I'm sure your structure is correct and natural and by understanding it, it'll help me understand native speakers better and...

I know 'would' carries many meanings. My problem is sometimes I find it difficult to tell which meaning the speaker uses. I think I understand its hypothetical usage, and in some contexts, its politeness usage. Below is a post that has several woulds I have trouble interpreting. I also...

Take a look at this sentence: The researchers discovered that people varied widely in their knowledge of public events. Here maybe 'people vary widely in their knowledge' is still true, but we can not use present tense but past tense with the main clause? It has sort of same situation with my...

Hello Davkett I'm envisaging a conversation like this: "Do you have any tissues?" "There should be some in the glove compartment." "Are they clean?" "Of course they're clean!" "Are you sure?" "Well, no, I'm not 'sure'. But if they weren't¹ clean, they'd be in that bijou little garbage...

1. If I'm an actor in my next life, I will decide carefully on the movies I'm going to play in.2. If I were to be an actor in my next life, I would decide carefully on the movies I'm going to play in.3. If I'm an actor in my next life, I think I'll be a bit more careful about the kind of films I...

Thank you JTT, for your replya and your special advice on the English system we have. I am not a native speaker so I have been trying quite hard just to learn how English speaker think when they try to communicate with a Laguage full with rules. Sometimes I just don't get it that in such a short...