By Subjunctives, Past tenses

"Should" can be used with "if" to indicate a hypothetical future action, or a past action that might have happened but didn't, without any "ought to"/"supposed to" implication (I think this is a subjunctive use, but grammatical terminology is not my...

>"If I had more time, I could have traveled the world" or " If I were you, I would buy a house."The first should be changed to:"If I had more time, I could travel the world" to be used in present time. It also must be changed to:"If I had had more time, I...

Hi,... and somebody says it's subjunctive. See also:http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangingTenses/dqcdx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesAreCorrect/zjbhp/post.htm

I was concentrating on the choice between were and was (subjunctive vs. indicative), and I neglected to address the choice between was/were and is (past vs. present). You're referring to the use of past throughout once the main clause introduces the past tense. Hmmm. Defend it? That's...

was or were In the ordinary past tense of the verb to be, was is the first and third person singular: I was late and were is the second person singular and the plural: You were right. It is not acceptable in standard English to use were for the first and third person singular: I were late,...

Were it not for the demise of grammar! "I were" is PAST tense SUBJUNCTIVE mood.  "I was" is PAST tense INDICATIVE mood. The subjunctive is used to express a counterfactual statement, a possibility, or express a wish. Therefore, "I wish I were there" is grammatically...

It certainly can't be indicative in meaning. It combines a past tense (explained) with future time (tomorrow). Clearly the reference is to something hypothetical -- something in the imagination of the character in the story regarding what was (hypothetically) going to happen the next...

Hi, Please tell me if they are correct and if not, include brief explanations if possible. Parental example is a repeated theme in this section. -- Why not 'parental examples'? I hope that I did the job correctly. -- I feel 'hope' goes with the present or future tense like...

They were about pardons-desperate pleas from thieves and embezzlers and liars, some still in jail and some who'd never served time but who nonetheless wanted their good names cleared and their beloved rights restored. All claimed to be friends, or friends of friends, or die-hard supporters,...

I would have written the bold sentence as: GG has the explanation you probably want. Why did you use past tense? Does past tense show subjunctive mood?