You can, but native speakers normally use simple present in the subordinate clause: I'll do what I'm asked to do.

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For the third person singular, use s . It's pronunciation will depend on what comes before it: voiced consonant or vowel /z/; unvoiced consonant /s/. animals, cows; pets For a word ending in /s/ or /z/ sound , use es

Sadr: I think you can get a full explanation by googling. In short, I believe that it has to do with the history of the language in England. Many years ago, in some parts of England, some people used "s" for the third person, such as

"I never knew that you have such a callous heart." knew and thought in the main clause are almost never followed by a subordinate clause in the present tense. You'll rarely go wrong by backshifting, regardless of the verb in the

The rule is as you state it: if the condition still appertains now, then the present tense is also possible. I say 'also' because the natural tendency of the native speaker is to regress the verb of the independent clause. That is why it sounds

Hello, I've recently developed a habit of wondering (often to the point of frustration) how and when best to combine the simple past and simple present tenses in a logical manner. I've looked at a number of guidelines establishing when to

When I go ... I feel .... You need the simple present. The third one is the correct one. When you are trying to connect two events to show that one always happens when the other one happens, you generally need the simple present in both clauses.

Hi. In a section called "Advanced Points in Reported Speech" in the LoreGate.com Learn English Easily site, these two things (exceptions) are what are written under the heading of "exceptions," in addition to one other