By Question marks, Present tenses

Peaceblinkfriend wrote:Hi all agian I would like to know the differences between these pairs of sentences. Which is correct and why ?1. a) What are the differences between these two ? OK. This suggests that there is (or may be) more than one difference. b) What is the difference between...

Where have you beenI was in the hospital (first two lines are past tense. the person was in hospital but is not now.Why are you thereBecause I'm sick (these lines are present tense. the person is in hospital at the moment.What is the matterI'v an earache (I've, but I have an earache would be...

IMHO neither 3 nor 5 is correct. In these sentences 'every time' is redundant because 'should' implies 'every time'. The best one is 4. After 'should' the verb goes in infinitive (drink). However, the other verb (get) should have the present tense 's'. By the way, the sentence is not a question,...