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In formal writing pepole use past simple tense.But i have seen many times books and other articles includes sentenceswhich have been made of "would"...I know that "would" is used in conditional clauses.Where as i realy want to know what are the situations where i can use...

Goodman wrote: Time does not qualify one to be an expert of something. 1- A guy working in as a prep cook for 20 years doesn’t qualify him as a chef. Don’t you agree? There are many immigrants living in the US for as long as or even longer than I have but didn’t bother to seriously learn the...

Dear nona the brit or MountainHiker, Could you please help me with my cover letter? I am in France now and it's sad but I can't find here anybody who speaks English good enough to help me :( That's why I am asking you to give me a hand. I did my best but I still have many doubts if my cover...