Yeah that was a good question, zafar. Jim, I guess that is expected is rather in the minority in this respect as there are, I think, many more verbs that have a habitual aspect in this kind of structure. I think you can tell that is expected is

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I think that the sentence needs "have" to make sense, thus 3rd conditional. Even if I hadn't told him about it , he would have come to know of it.

In such mixed conditional sentences how can we know whether the main clause is referring to the present or the past ? You mean the present or the future, right?

Hi MM, however, the phrase 'as soon as' (which really means 'at almost the same time that') makes the simple present sound much better than the perfect aspect in your second example You're absolutely right about that. I just

While we're at it, "He is reported to be visiting China" can also mean that he's doing that currently.

I think CJ meant that an ambiguity was present in both of them. Both can mean more than one thing.

Thank you kindly for the clarification! in both of them, actually. Oh yes!

Hi Dimsumexpress, I couldn't agree more. However, here (that is in so called Time Clauses ) Present Perfect has quite a different role than in your examples and what I think it does is emphasize that one action must be completed before

A. We will call you as soon as we make our decision. B. We will call you as soon as we made our decision. C. We will call you as soon as we 've made our decision. D. Please text me as soon as you get home. E. Please text me as soon as you