By Tenses, Present tenses

In BrE the past tense is used. I wonder whether the same applies in AmE. It is high time that the Wildlife Department addresses the problem of animal ownership. (incorrect) It is high time that the Wildlife Department addressed the problem of animal ownership. (correct) After it is...

I'm not aware of any classification of the as if constructions into first, second, and third. From what I've seen, they can parallel the first, second, and third conditionals in their tense patterns, but usage is much more free. That is, they don't always conform strictly to those...

Hi, I am a new member here. I like this forum because it helps me to learn grammar. I have a question about these phrases. " If I had more time, I could have traveled the world" or " If I were you, I would buy a house." when you are saying of writing these phrases, you are in...

Are they wrong since the modal usages lack the fundamental conditional uses of the modals 'would' and 'could'? Not sure what you're asking. The correct sequence of tenses applies to conditionals as well as to non-conditionals. 1. We are all watching in a sort of stunned...

1. Past tense: "She almost made it." Present tense: "She almost makes it." -- This is fine grammatically, but, as a standalone sentence (with nothing following "makes it"), it's a relatively unusual thing to want to say in the present tense. It could be...

I would use the plural (if it's all present tense):"Not only don't I receive compliments, I constantly get criticized."

Thanks, Optilang. One small question, by switching to present tense, does it indicate the question is no longer hypothetical? And is it still idiomatic?Thanks

You changed the tense. Did you mean to? If you meant "When you are ready, I am waiting for your answer." then, yes, it's very similar in meaning to "Whenever you are ready, I'm waiting for your answer.", and the two are often interchangeable. "Whenever" has...

Thansk, Delmobile. I have another question. Why did you use the past tense? Is the present tense incorrect?

Thank you very much, Jim. May I ask one more question? As for the first pair of sentences, which is better? I ask this because I saw my grammar book saying "If the main clause and relative clause mean the same future time, we use future tense in the main clause, and present tense the...