http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aVerbsSearch results for 'tag:Verbs' matching tag 'Verbs'en-USXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatIFindInterestingIsAre/lpqhq/post.htmMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:50:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:997185sirithvagorienHi all Could you please take a look at this sentence? "What I also find interesting about this movie IS/ARE the conflicts and relationships between the characters". I am not really sure whether "what" or "the conflicts and relationships" is the subject of this sentence. This of course makes it quite difficult to decide which form of the verb "be" is correct. I hope you can help. Thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/HavingRespectDevotionNatural-World/lpbln/post.htm#992956Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:33:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992956avangiNo. Each adjective takes its own (different) preposition. When you switch to the verbals, you have new problems. They don't work in parallel. You have respect for X. You can devote the next four hours to homework. You can devote yourself to improving. You can be devoted to improving. (You can respect the world, but you can't devote the world.) "It" refers to the entire bolded participial phrase. I don't understand where you want to put the "they." The simple subject is "having," which is singular. You might suspect the verb "need" is plural, but it's actually subjunctive singular. "Money and power are intoxicating." (compound subject, plural verb) ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllowOrAllows/2/lxphb/Post.htm#992399Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:46:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992399yoong liatI have never seen 'police' used with a singular verb. I am a mud as far as English is concerned. My understanding is, " police" is one of those words considered correct in both plural or singula r, depending on the writer's delivery and context in which he makes his point. The police are the official organization that is responsible for making sure that people obey the law. The police are also looking for a second car... Police say they have arrested twenty people following the disturbances... (Collins Cobuild Dictionary)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Infinitive/lxxkm/post.htm#991791Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:47:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991791ruslanaDo you have any particular sentences that make you confused? Maybe if you post them, it will be easier to explain. Generally, there are certain verbs that don't requite "to". Most modal verbs, for example. You should go there. However, You ought to go there. Also, you don't need "to" with the verb "make" if it implies "force", e.g. They make me go there. (= They force me to go there.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WasOrWere/lxlzx/post.htm#991016Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:27:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:991016kooyeenI think it's because the verb agrees with "all I wanted", and for some reason that needs a singular verb. However, sometimes you might find that someone also uses a plural verb if a plural noun follows: All I needed was/were two speakers. I don't have any technical explanations to give you though.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyDoesSentenceConditional/lxlzp/post.htm#990846Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:41:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990846califjim"He walked as fast as the undergrowth and snowdrifts would allow " What is the justification for the conditional in the second half of the sentence? Tough question. In some ways, it is not really a conditional, but an expression of willingness. That is, it calls back the original meaning of would as an expression of volition -- an expression of will -- rather than its more abstract use as a modal verb used to create a conditional idea. Oddly, in this pattern, it somewhat personifies inanimates. This use of would brings questions like these to mind: How willing (or cooperative) was the undergrowth? How willing (or cooperative) were the snowdrifts? Were they willing to allow him to walk as fast as he wanted to walk? Were...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HomosexualMarriagesAcceptable/lkqdj/post.htm#990789Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:24:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990789zeroxHard to answer anything since I'm not even sure what 'normal' is in this context. 'Bring forth' is a phrasal verb, meaning 'produce' among other meanings. I merely meant that religion shouldn't be forced to nearly every conversation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTenses/lxkkg/post.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990579yaggy74Hi I just wondered if someone would be so kind as to just check my answers make sure I have understood correctly. Many thanks in advance. I have to read the following sentences and decide if they use one of the following 4:- the future with 'going to' future simple 'will', the present continuous with a future meaning or Modal verbs 1. If you don't stop hitting my car, I shall call the police. MODAL VERB 2. Chloe is going swimming this morning. PRESENT CONTINUOUS WITH A FUTURE MEANING 3. I'm going to treat myself to som chocolate today. FUTURE WITH (GOING TO) 4. Are you watching a movie tonight? PRESENT CONTINUOUS WITH A FUTURE MEANING 5. Shall we see Gladiator or...http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoInquiriesIntransitiveTransitive-ProblemRelativePronounPos/lxkrh/post.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990410minofachinoAfter talking it out with some fellow teachers and looking some terms up...we're still a little unsure about our conclusions. Any clarifications would be greatly appreciated! "I'm going to talk about Ichiro Suzuki." (Starting out a speech). When I substitute "speak" for "talk"--it works pretty good (I'm going to speak about Ichiro Suzuki). When I use "tell" it sounds really weird to me (I'm going to tell about Ichiro Suzuki). I feel like I need an object or something with "tell"--"I'm going to tell you about Ichiro Suzuki." Is this because "speak" and "talk" are generally more intransitive? Even if this is the case, "tell" can...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HaveBeen/lkqqg/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 02:34:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972763forlanHi, Should i use "have been" before wounded At least five US troops have been killed and two have been wounded in Baghdad bomb blast few days ago.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoesPhrasalVerbEnterIntoNicelyInto-Sentence/lkqpb/post.htm#972751Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:10:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972751philipentered in, entered on, placed onhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DoesPhrasalVerbEnterIntoNicelyInto-Sentence/lkqpb/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:56:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972741sebayanpendamHi Can we use a phrasal verb 'enter into' in this sentence? e.g. This progamme will be entered in the school calendar. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HolidayHolidaysStuff/lkpwq/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 16:41:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972348seromackAlthough I know the lexical difference between holiday and holidays I usually get confused when it comes to forming the appropriate grammatical form in sentences like: This is/are the best holiday OR This/They is/are the best holidays Can somebody clear this up? :)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreAllPhrasalVerbsIdioms/lkxcq/post.htm#972257Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:56:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972257gleb_chebrikoffDear friend, an interesting question you've asked, and may I present my view on the subject. You accurately define the term idiom, and it logically stems from the definition that all phrasal verbs are idioms, since their meaning, as a rule, cannot be deduced from the meaning of their constituents. However, you need to be aware about the existence of two approaches in grammar considering verb + particle combinations ( eg, take up and take off ). 1. That the literal use of a form like go up is not a phrasal verb as such, but a verb operating with a particle: The balloon went up into the air . The term phrasal verb should properly be reserved for figurative and idiomatic uses: The balloon went up (= The crisis finally happened). Here,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreAllPhrasalVerbsIdioms/lkxcq/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 06:41:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971957user_garyI know "idiom" means "a group of words having unique meaning compared to the meaning of individual word in the group". Similarly, "phrasal verb" which is a combination of "verb + adverb or preposition or verb" too have different meaning compared the meaning of the verb, so I wonder can I say all "phrasal verbs" are "idioms" because phrasal verbs too have unique meaning compared to the real meaning of the verb?http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionsAboutPastConstruction/lkmkx/post.htm#971579Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:54:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971579gleb_chebrikoffHello, Raja, let me highlight the main point in your post. You essentially ask about questions beginning with wh -words (that's why they are termed wh -questions). To form them correctly, you need to be aware that they can be subdivided into 1 - those asking for the subject of a sentence, and 2 - those asking about any part of the sentence excpet the subject. eg Somebody went to the park yesterday. - Who went to the park yesterday? - type 1, the target of the question is the subject somebody . To form a question, simply substitute the subject with the wh -word. I went to the park yesterday. - When did you go to the park? - type 2, the target of the question is yesterday . To form a question, put the wh -word at the beginning of...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SendingShootingPains/lkmdx/post.htmSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:10:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971394chiageraldine1. is the sentence "Sending shooting pains through my back" correct? 2. or is it ok if i also use " Shooting pains through my back" or "Sending pains through my back" please give me some ideas on the three sentences thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ModifyingIntransitiveVerb/lkwjm/post.htmFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:49:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970338bursteincan you use an adjective to modify an intransitive verbhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PluralInanimateObjectsWhose/lkwch/post.htm#970217Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:12:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970217badgrammaris it ok to write "cars , whose colors are green" or "cars of which the color are green"http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/lkgcl/post.htm#969667Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:01:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969667cliveHi, In the sentence: I really should go home to my wife, but I need to see the deviltry! Question: Is 'should' a helping verb to 'go'? 'Should' is a modal auxiliary verb and Is 'need' a helping verb to the infinitive 'to see.'? 'Need' is a main verb. (eg you could just as easily follow it with a noun, like 'I need a look at the deviltry. ' 'Deviltry' is a very uncommon word. It's not completely clear to me what you mean by it. I suggest you try to find another word. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ConanObrien/lkbrq/post.htm#968190Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:59:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968190pleasehelpSingular verb as in 'it'? But the show itself is also a singular entity so the verb should be singular too. Correct? Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ConanObrien/lkbrq/post.htm#968175Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:38:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968175dimsumexpressYes! The show is treated as a 3rd person so singular verb (has) is called for.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Does/ljxzv/post.htm#967086Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:15:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967086avangiHi, rishila, welcome to English Forums. Thanks for joining us! The use of "do" is a little hard to get used to. I'm not sure what you mean by "for pronoun only." It's used a lot in questions and negative statements. When you add the helping verb "do" to a simple sentence, it takes over the job of handling tense and number. The main verb is then represented by the bare infinitive (hurt). present tense: My eyes hurt. My finger hurts. My eyes do hurt. My finger does hurt. past tense: My eyes hurt. My finger hurt. My eyes did hurt. My finger did hurt. negative statement: My eyes don't hurt. My finger doesn't hurt. (past tense:) My eyes...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Soles/ljwww/post.htm#965406Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:42:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:965406avangiThe subject of the sentence is "thing," so you use the singular verb "is." The only things I like are the cars and the girls. The only things I like about it are the car and the girl. The only thing I like about it is the girls.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProperUseOfIsOrAre/ljcgx/post.htm#963714Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:11:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:963714avangiIf you're going to use the plural verb, I'd repeat the article: "a book and a workbook." "Book and workbook" are often considered a unit, and (as they say) if you think of them in that way, you may use the singular verb.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnotherIsVsAreQuestion/lwpdl/post.htm#962445Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:55:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:962445ivanhrThe first sentence is correct. When used as a subject 'each' takes singular verbs.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfIsOrAreWithNeither/lwjmh/post.htm#960900Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:14:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:960900coloradayAfter neither of+noun/pronoun ,we use a singular verb in  a formal style. - Neither of my sisters is married. In an informal style,you can use a plural verb. - Neither of my sisters are married. And your question:Neither can be used alone without a noun or pronoun ,if the meaning is clear.Here neither is used instead of 'neither of them ' and as I said,in a formal style a singular verb is proper.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarQuestions/lwghn/post.htmMon, 02 Nov 2009 15:41:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959901emma_09Hello everyone, Would anyone mind having a read through my answers below to see if i'm on the right tracks? I'm looking at the meaning/function and form of the sentence/underlined words! With many thanks!! Fiona is very sociable - Present simple to describe a friends character/ Subject + be in present + adverb + adjective (adjective phrase) I wish it would stop raining – I know ‘wish’ and ‘would’ are the key to the construction - but I don’t know what the tense is… Subject + wish + it (what is it?)+ would (modal auxiliary verb) + verb + gerund Fadouma has worked here for 2 years – present perfect to describe something that began in the past and continues now. Subject + have (3rd...http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowToKnowUseGet/lwzlv/post.htm#959693Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:34:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959693mister micawberGet = 'obtain'. However, 'get' is used in many idiomatic phrasal verbs, which you will have to learn one by one. Here are two of these: Get to + verb = 'Have an opportunity to' + verb Get (something) to + verb = 'Cause (something) to' + verbhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WellTrainedOrBeInTraining/lhxwc/post.htmFri, 30 Oct 2009 16:29:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:957306hannah89I wanna say I had coffeemaking traineeship few years ago. (not now) Then, which one is correct to write between 'be in training' and 'well-trained'?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Passive/qnkj/post.htm#955504Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:48:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:955504califjimI just want to point out the word "could" is indicative of the subjunctive mood Modal verbs don't have tenses and moods in the way that other verbs do. could certainly acts like a past subjunctive in If I could help you, I would. but could , like several other modals, can act in other ways as well, including as a conditional or a simple past. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/VerbForget/lhgpr/post.htmWed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:955111nikolay_bulbaHello everyone! I'm not sure about using the " forget " verb. What's the difference between following sentences: I forgot to close the door. ( yesterday? ) I've forgotten to close the door. ( just realized? ) Thanks in advance!http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeperablePhrasalVerbs/lhcxj/post.htm#954712Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:58:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954712coloraday(1) I believe that hard work can make you cleverer and will get you good results. (2) Another key to get good results is to concentrate when the teacher is teaching. (3) An ambulance and petrol car arrived at the scene. The police took some measurements at the site / scene. They questioned some of the passengers in order to know how the accident had happened . (4) Her greatest ho pe is, all her pupils get very good results on their exam. (5) All the pupils don't not get bored when she is teaching. (6) The girl in dark red dress was bleeding from her mouth and staring at me.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeperablePhrasalVerbs/lhcxj/post.htm#954694Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:28:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954694vincent teoPlease give me some comments, thanks!http://www.englishforums.com/English/SheAskedFinished/lhvgw/post.htmTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:51:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954388seromackI was looking through one of my grammar-test books and encountered such a sentence: Celia has just phoned to ask if YOU HAVE FINISHED your part of the project yet. Shouldn't it be HAD YOU FINISHED instead of the above? It is reported speech, isn't it?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeperablePhrasalVerbs/lhcxj/post.htm#954316Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:28:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:954316vincent teoAnyone can help me to check it? Thanks!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeperablePhrasalVerbs/lhcxj/post.htmMon, 26 Oct 2009 22:30:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:953947vincent teoHow do I correct them? Please help me, thanks!! (1) I believe that hard work can make you more cleverer and will get you good results. (2) Another key to get good results is to concentrate when the teaching is teaching. (3) An ambulance and petrol car arrived at the scene. The police took some measuements at the site / scene. They interviewed / talked to some of the passengers in order to know how the accident had hapened. (4) Her greatest ho pe is, all her pupils will get a very good results in / on their exam. (5) All the pupils will not get bored when she is teaching. (6) The girl was wearing in dark red dress and bleeding from her mouth and was staring at me.http://www.englishforums.com/English/JestJests/2/lgmvb/Post.htm#953411Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:16:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:953411avangiI'm saying that in this sentence the uncountable noun "jest" is singular, and therefore calls for a singular verb, "is." It's like saying, "Your foolishness is wearing me down." Many nouns have both a countable and an uncountable use. You wouldn't use a plural verb with the uncountable noun. But with the countable use, of course it's possible to have a count of "one." In this case, the singular verb is appropriate.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SoThatLest/lhrjr/post.htmMon, 26 Oct 2009 07:08:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:953275ticceSo that - lest. (similarities and differencies)? What can go after so that? I have run into the following 1) modal verb 2) will (would) 3) main verb ++ 1) I am calling him so that he should (could) meet her 2) I am calling him so that he will meet her 3) I am calling him so that he woudl meet her 4) I am calling him so that he meets her Does each of these sentences make sense or is there a wrong sentence? __ What can go after LEST? 1) Modal verb 2) would 3) infinitive 1) I am calling him lest he shoud meet her. 2) I am calling him lest he would meet her. 3) I am calling him lest he meet her, Are all these correct? Is it ok to use will after lest - lest he will meet her? Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldAnotherText/lgpqg/post.htmSun, 25 Oct 2009 20:54:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:952822marylainWould you please be so kind as to correct this little text for me ? Please ... I need a correction in two days and I can give you a little donation for the effort . I put some alternatives and comments in brackets and parentheses . Thank you so much in advance for ANY help ( even partial !) -- Note: The entire passage is written in present tense in source language . I used present tense also in English , but I don't know if it is okay . Plus... this is a translation from a book. @page { margin: 2cm }http://www.englishforums.com/English/MainVerbsAuxiliaryVerbs/lgxnn/post.htmSun, 25 Oct 2009 13:20:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:952489yaggy74Hi There, I am having trouble understanding Main verbs and Auxiliary verbs could someone please assist me. If there is a modal verb before the main verb would I class this as a main verb? I understand that the primary Auxiliary verbs are be, have, do I have answered the questions as I understand it, however I understand if it is negative or a question it is Auxiliary but I am still not sure. I would be most grateful if someone could check my answers and explain to me where I have gone wrong and why. Thank you for your time. Please read the following sentences and decide which sentences include an Auxiliary verb, and which only have one main verb. 1. Chris is in Tokyo at the moment. AUXILIARY ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouProofreadThisPlease/lgmgg/post.htmSat, 24 Oct 2009 19:46:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:951785marylainWould you please be so kind as to correct this little text for me? Please... I need a correction in two days! I put some alternatives and comments in brackets and parentheses. Thank you so much in advance for ANY help (even partial!) -- Note: The entire passage is written in present tense in source language. I used present tense also in English, but I don't know if it is okay. "Need help?" "Someone who kills me" (← this is the literary translation. Another alternative that comes in my mind is: "I need someone who wants to kill me"? The girl wants to be killed by an assassin!) That answer makes me completely stop. She is more crouched than sat on the ground, on the path border (this sound HORRIBLE to me...http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjectVerbAgreement/lgkww/post.htmSat, 24 Oct 2009 05:05:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:951243ryunooniis this correct? Do your sisters or your friends want s any pizza?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Stay/lgzjd/post.htm#950847Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:10:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:950847califjimMay I know the gist of "the modal rule (do/did)" An infinitive without to goes after a modal verb: can do, would see, should know, may decide, ... Neither the modal nor the following verb is inflected. This rule does not include do , which is inflected. And when is it correct to use the term "bare infinitive," and when is it correct to use the term "base form" ?? They are equivalent. But infinitive has more than four letters, so it's quicker to type base form ! Seriously, I usually try to answer in terms of the question. If the questioner uses the term 'base form', I assume that's the term he or she is most familiar with from his or her classwork, so I answer using the same term....http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatMeaningPurposeValueEducation/ldpxd/post.htm#949550Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:21:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:949550avangiSometimes it helps to convert a question to a declarative sentence, as you try to figure out the tense of the verb. Ask yourself what the subject of the clause is. Are there more than one? Is the subject singular or plural? The tree is what color(s). The subject is "tree" (singular), not "colors" (plural); so it takes a singular verb, is. What colors are in the tree? I know this is tricky. The tree is no longer the subject of the clause. "Tree" is object of the preposition, "in." In this case, "colors" (plural) is the subject of the clause, so we need the plural verb. You can ask, "What colors are in the tree?" but you can't ask, "What colors are the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCouldSubjunctiveMoodFuture-Tense/lznkb/post.htm#947766Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:10:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:947766califjimWhy should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense? would and could , along with several other verbs, are called modal verbs. The modal verbs don't really have tenses, so you can't really use would and could (or the other modals) in the subjunctive mood or in the future tense. However, these two are often used in conditional sentences to signify consequent actions taken on the basis of other hypothetical (envisioned) actions. You have a good example of this in your list: If I were you, I wouldn't do that. The envisioned situation is "I am you". (We know it's false, but we imagine it.) The envisioned consequence is "I won't do that". To show that...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Compound/lzxhq/post.htmMon, 19 Oct 2009 21:26:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:947477anonymouswhy compound subjects joined by or sometimes require a singular verb??http://www.englishforums.com/English/WouldCouldSubjunctiveMoodFuture-Tense/lznkb/post.htmMon, 19 Oct 2009 16:05:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:947224hannah89Why should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense? It's very confusing. Please make it simple and help me understand. for example, - I'd love to do it. - We could, we would. - How could I forget you? You're the only one I know. - If I were you, I wouldn't do that. - I really would appreciate it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HappenedHappen/2/lzwdg/Post.htm#945824Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:25:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:945824pleasehelpTell me if this is correct. Do isn't a modal verb but it can function as one. Therefore the verb after do is in its base form. Plus, did is the past tense of do so if I add -ed to happen, it would be redundant because did is already in the past tense form.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TapIn/lzgbw/post.htm#945059Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:46:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:945059ferdisNo, not risk . More like use . Phrasal Verb: tap into 1. To establish a connection with; have access to: tapped into a new market for their products. 2. To take advantage of: tapped into their enthusiasm to improve the school.