Well, one thing that i know for sure about the perfect tenses is that they always represent two actions. E.g. Since the 1980s, the number of Clientele users has grown from a mere 1000

I wish . This is somewhat treading the water of subjunctive in my opinion. So it is not in the same calss od sentence. The original question in this thread, from Razer, was about tense, not mood. They are different

was told that I shouldn't decide on the tense and aspect of the main clause by what the subordinate clause is. That is, the tense and aspect should be in relation to the greater text. What I said in the earlier post was a rule of thumb.

Why did you choose 'was' for the second verb? The time sequence in this sentence is blurred by the unusual usage of the Past Perfect anyway and I felt there was no need to cloud it even more with another (this time usual) Past Perfect

"Before the storm had ended/ended but after the worst had been/was over, the captain radioed for help." I need help figuring out the correct aspects for the two pairs of verbs in bold. I understand that normally

Hello Fandorin Yes, both are perfectly acceptable. Let’s take ‘ be identified’ first. I’m not sure if you realised that this verb phrase is not only in the present subjunctive mood, but also in the passive voice (you can tell by the

Hello, English forums. I request your assistance one more time. I am in dire need of help and I'm frustrated as can be. You see, I have to teach (ESL) the use of several time sentence connectors amid which there's by the time . I

Could you tell me whether following sentences are correct or not? Thanks. == If it rained now, I wouldn't go fishing. If it were raining now, I wouldn't go fishing. If it rain now, I would't go fishing.

Hi, Actually, I would do it as such: Then she came here and masterminded a revolt, and the surviving peasants rewarded her with the keys to the city. She is the subject of the first part of the sentence and so her two verbs should be linked with

Simple past is the usual native use: 'that I ditched him'. 'That I ditched him' is a dependent clause used as an adverb.