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Hi :) I am typing a formal letter and I am confused as to which tense I should use: "We look forward to receiving your confirmation that the application is / has been withdrawn." I am also confused about the structure - is it considered some kind of reported speech, or conditionals,...

Here are some Present - Past pairs: Simple present - Simple past (Future of the Past -- (with would )-- is also called "Conditional".) (Progressive is also called Continuous.) Caution: Not all discussions of tense use the same names for the tenses. CJ

Then it's wouldn't . Though some variation is possible in the right situation, the typical groups of tenses that go together in the same sentence are: Present perfect - Present - Future of the Present ( will ) - Most modal verbs, including can, may, must, should OR Past Perfect - Past...

Thanks, CJ. I understand would love = want to. You pointed what I'm stuck with. I think the sentence is technically not a conditional, because Steve is going to run the ad here whether the audience has seen it or not. Actually he does, I've seen it on iTunes. I remember that my...

Hi Avangi To me, the word ' if ' is used like ' whenever ' in your sentence, and the word ' will ' is used to indicate a habitual or repeated action (i.e. in that sentence, you are saying it is not your habit to wonder about things such as closed doors while you are on...

I don't think 'future tense' goes together with 'present perfect tense' go along . Actually, it does. Present, Future, Present Perfect, and Future Perfect go together to form the "Present Point of View". Past, Conditional ('would'), Past Perfect, and Conditional Perfect ('would have') go...

<<Do we have to use the definite article "the" for each tense or not? >> To be very strict about it, yes, but we frequently write telegraphically and leave out the the , especially on this site, where we use the names of the tenses so often. <<1.In the use of the Present...

There are twelve tenses in English grammar. Do we have to use the definite article "the" for each tense or not? Can you give me some explanations,please? In the below examples, Do we have to use "the" or not? 1.In the use of the Present Simple. 2. The Present Perfect Tense or Present Perfect...

Thanks a lot. You changed the second one, what I meant was something like this: CalifJim wrote: Here's what you want. I haven't slept in two days. I look like I've been beaten up. After not sleeping for two days, I looked like I'd been beaten up. If I don't sleep for two...

No dear it is not conditional here. It is just a tense, past perfect. But I really don't understand why it is past perfect bu not present perfect.