By Simple past, Regards

It sounds good to my ear, but I'm no expert on conditionals. (I wouldn't start the sentence with "Although," unless it's conversational, and fits what preceded.)Simple past and present - I meant what I said. I mean what I say.Best regards, - A.

Hi Ant222, My English skill is not in the “grammarian” class but I will give it my best attempt to explain it. It may not may not be agreeable with the experts. In many instances during casual conversations, we can bet by with simple past tense and no one will flag you for errors. However, to...

Hello New Guest, I really understand what you are looking for because when I was at intermediate level, I was questioning everything like you and interested in thinking every sentence in detail. Past perfect tense was my favourite.I questioned and thought about its usage for years because it...

I agree that it's arguably possible, but anyone who wishes to convey that thought would be well-advised to to make it less ambiguous. People often say things like, "I have been living in Taiwan off and on for the past twenty years." In this version, the total accumulated time...

Hi Vincent Teo, Both of these sentences are fine, except the "had" is unnecessary. In this context it adds nothing to the meaning. Simple past does the job. Actually, I think the "had" is wrong, because "when" is a specific time. Regards, - A.

I came across this assertion on ft.com, it says:"New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died at the age of 88"Why did they use 'has' instead of the past simple form only? Best regards

Hoa Thai wrote: Dear all, First, I would like to thank you in advance for reading this rather lengthy post of mine. I do need to lay out my thinking and reasoning as wide as I can so you can best help me to untangle my own confusion...

Dear all,First, I would like to thank you in advance for reading this rather lengthy post of mine. I do need to lay out my thinking and reasoning as wide as I can so you can best help me to untangle my own confusion...

Hi, Is this sentence correct? As I listened to Ian (who now runs backstage) I kept wondering what I would have added to the debate if I was in his position during the recording. I've been tought that I should follow this rule whereas a type III conditional is concerned. "I would have...

Hi,Should hypothetical question always be in the simple past tense(present form)? The reason why I'm asking this question is because I've been hearing some people using present simple present/present prefect & future tense like the example below. Eg., "What will you do, if one of your...