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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...

Hi NGUntil we will progress isn't good because the future tense is not normally used in temporal subordinate clauses. Until we progress is all right. Have progressed is possible. I don't see much actual difference between the present tense and the perfect in this sentence.CB

THAT IS REALLY GREAT.... IT WAS REALLY A GREAT PLEASURE AT ITS ZENITH TO READ SUCH EXPLAINATION ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WILL AND WOULD...THANKS A LOT..........MAY PEACE AND MERCY OF ALLAH BE UPON U ALL.......... CalifJim wrote:It seems that you already know about "would" as the past of...

It seems that you already know about "would" as the past of "will". will is used to express the future of the present; would is used to express the future of the past. Today you say: I will be travelling to New York next week. Tomorrow you say: Yesterday I said that I would be travelling...

One such grammatical distinction causing much confusion is the use of the modal auxiliaries ‘may’ and ‘might’. When used in the present tense, the two modals are almost transposable, as the difference between the two is merely a very small degree of certainty. However, it has become common...

Dear teachers, Would you please tell which sentences are wrong and why? 1 a) I feel better since I moved house.OK b) I am feeling much better since I have moved house.OK (if both are correct what would be the difference between them, please?) b) means you have recently moved...

Neither "had", "lived", nor "went" are parts of the verb "to be". Therefore it is impossible to say whether they are past indicative forms or past subjunctive forms. Other than forms, we also have what I call "feelings in the head". In that sense of "subjunctive" (i.e., a subjunctive feeling...