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Hello Everybody,I was translating this sentence in my language and came across a grammar point that I wasn't sure about. So basically, I am talking about 2 people : A and B. A and B have different preferences for clothes. And the sentence was:"They are usually happy when at the moment...

It's not that simple because the main verb of the conditional clause is "think" (present tense). "Love" is a subordinate verb of the conditional clause.

Thank you very much, Jim. May I ask one more question? As for the first pair of sentences, which is better? I ask this because I saw my grammar book saying "If the main clause and relative clause mean the same future time, we use future tense in the main clause, and present tense the...

Hello, everyone. I learned from my grammar book that we often use present tense to refer to future in "in case-clause". Like: I always take an umbrella in case it rains. I've bought a chicken in case your mother stays to lunch. In those cases, I found that all the verbs in main...

Hi, everyone. I have a question about tense which I couldn't figure it out. Almost all my grammar book says we will use "present tense" to express "future events" in if-clauses. If it rains tomorrow, I'll stay at home. If it is fine tomorrow, we will go swimming. The...

Hi,Generally speaking, it's not great grammar to start a sentence with 'so' like this. However, people sometimes do it. (1) So all too often, we find in situations of conflict that religion, instead of encouraging people to move beyond their own trauma and own fears, tends not only...

It's correct. What is used in questions at the beginning of a clause. Are must be before the subject (you) in a question. The continuous present tense is often used to denote future action. No preposition is used before this when this refers to time.CB

On my grammar book, it says: When the verb in the main clause is in the past or past perfect tense, the verb in the subordinate cluase must also be past or past perfect. Here is the example: The researchers discovered that people varied widely in their knowledge of public events. the first verb...

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...

Question 1Although the question has already been answered, I should like to comment on why arise is the correct choice. The subject of the clause should any difference arise is difference, which is singular and third person. One of the fundamental principles of English grammar is that the subject...