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Well, Velimir, some (native) speakers are very sloppy (or forgot their grammar lessons) and use the present tense instead of the correct subjunctive mood.. In formal writing, the authors are usually more careful to use the subjunctive. I have the feeling that subjenctive mood may eventually go...

hi: I have a question about English tense. could you explain the use of tense in the following paragraph? (bold italic added) "In the 16th c. there are some traces of a perception that the word might have an extended application to other languages. But it was not before the 17 th c. that it...

A Myriad of Grammar Problems... :(I have absolutely no idea how to do these, can someone tell me what's going on here, Ive looked up many pages on the web but still am stumped on these:Exercise 9 Rewrite the following in the PASSIVE voice. E.g. 1. My wife wrote the letter. --> The letter...

Hi,You wrote: I learn from a grammar book that a small set of verbs of communication such as "tell", "say" and "hear" can be used in simple present tense even though the act of telling, saying or hearing happened in the past. for example, "Bill tells me you are...

Hi there: I learn from a grammar book that a small set of verbs of communication such as "tell", "say" and "hear" can be used in simple present tense even though the act of telling, saying or hearing happened in the past. for example, "Bill tells me you are...

Hi again, To sum up, you need to study and understand the Simple Present tense, focusing on the first/second/third person aspects. If your grammar book does not discuss this, then find another grammar book that does. Good luck, Clive

(1) (Use simple present, "don't.") The album is eternal, so to speak, and critics may continue to make comments in the present, eg., the album does have enjoyable moments. (2) Use "joined." All the other comments here are in simple past. "Go" doesn't really...

Present Perfect is formed with the auxiliary have and the past participle of some verb: have seen, has done, have lived. Present Perfect Progressive is formed with the auxiliaries have and been and the present participle of some verb: have been seeing, has been doing, has been living.CJ

Hi everyone,I have a few grammar questions and I don't know how to answer them:Explain why the verb “To Be” is not a non-progressive verb?I know the simple present never talks about the present but what can be an exception to this rule?Why does the present tense not exist in English? What...

Thank you very much indeed, Jim. That's a great explanation. You cleared all my doubts. Forgive me for thinking out loud as I hope you can correct me if I am still making any mistakes. Firstly, I didn't notice that it was (can only use "was", "is" not possible?) ...