By Subjunctives, Present perfect

There's some truth in that article. My parents, for instance, used to speak in Sardinian (not a dialect, but recognised as an endangered language by the UNESCO) when talking to each other or to their relatives, but they would only speak Italian with my brother and me. I grew up monolingual,...

This is more interesting than it seems at first blush. My ear says you must use "had." But where is the time reference? I suppose we go by context. You'll be on vacation when you do the caring, so the act of closing / not closing is prior to going on vacation. Probably since...

Hmm, you don't have a question right? You are just asking if you can ask? You sure can! Everybody asks questions here. And you can also try the search function to look for old threads (top-right corner). There are already a lot of threads on some topics like present perfect, subjunctives, etc.And...

Well if you are stating your answer just on the basis of the use of are in the first sentence then I think you should reconsider your answer since this sentence (is/has been) structured by me. (Which one is correct: "is" or "has been"? I have heard that since is always accompanied by present...

Hi Bokeh, Becasue of your reply, it made me take a second look at the original question. I also did some research and found this paper written on the subject of Semantic Composition of Subjunctive Conditionals by Michela Ippolito of MIT/Tübingen University. I am not completely sure if I...

I think you can't understand causative form because have confuses you, right? I have had my car towed (causative form.Nothing wrong with this.First have belongs to causative form, second have shows that the sentence is present perfect)to the new apartment.(They have towed my car in front of...

CalifJim wrote:In the present tense after a person who you need thinks, not think. Also, leave out things.... I would have become a person who thinks differently.... I would be a person who thinks differently.These are roughly analogous toI have become a person who thinks differently. (Present...

In the present tense after a person who you need thinks, not think. Also, leave out things. ... I would have become a person who thinks differently. ... I would be a person who thinks differently. These are roughly analogous to I have become a person who thinks differently. ...

Hi everyone!! I've got a problem. My grammar book would say "They are looking at me as if I were mad". I know I could use like instead of as if in informal situations, and I could also use was instead of were (informal again), but I'm confused about present tense usage where you should use the...

Do you agree that the subjunctive mood is only used in the following ways? A. Present subjunctive. -1. All verb forms are the same as for the present tense except in the third person singular. There, use the infinitive (without to). -I/you/we/they launch the shuttle. (present indicative) -He...