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Velimir:Sorry I did not understand your question. Here are some comments on the verb tenses in your sentences1a) Whenever you've sent us your goods, we have received your documents related to the delivery when the truck has already set off . you've sent: You have sent is present...

Thanks. That phrase link you gave me was helpful. I didn't realise that the type of phrase is based on the head of the phrase- that's easy.Here is my query to my original, you answered saying, 'And also, when you said, 'a participial clause is a "non-finite" clause, that...

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

And also, when you said, 'a participial clause is a "non-finite" clause, that is, it does not use an inflected form of the verb which marks tense' do you mean that bringing shows no tense?I thought it was present tense? Or is the ing form only present tense if it has an auxilary...

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...

Did you remember how to use will to form the future?Did you remember that the present tense is used for future time in an if-clause?Did you notice the question mark at the end?Did you remember how to invert subject and verb to form a question? CJ

Welcome to English Forums.It's an imperative sentence, the subject being (you) understood."Give" is a verb, present tense, second person singular or plural, the simple predicate of the sentence."yearbook" is a noun, the direct object of the verb."whoever" is a...

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,This is on page 660 #17 on the SAT OG Book.One of the brackets is suppose to contain an error. wrong? No. "That grew steeper . . .' is a subordinate clause that describes 'trail'.All the other verbs are in present tense, except this one. Or can the others be gerunds? No, they...

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.