And I think you are right in thinking that you must always use past tense after as if. "...as if we're in the middle..". is not a the present tense ( we are ) as you might think, but past: ( we were ). Same as in: "...as if

Simple form means, "the simplest form of conjugating a verb.". It doesn't mean "easy". It doesn't mean "mere" neither. It doesn't mean "plain", not by any means. Although it is "the simplest

There's no possibly way to use "is" instead of "was" or "were" in the Conditional Form. The very fact of a Conditional to exist is based under the premise that is not something Objective, but Subjective.

Both sentences are correct and very well used in order to make emphasis on the fact that Latin is still spoken by the people in one tiny village in Italy, and it is not by any means a dead language. The beauty of these sentences is that both are

Okay, if " I'mma" really mean "I am going to", so then the best way to put it would be : " I'mgnna" . I'mgnna buy that one! Don't you think so? I mean, american speakers are addicted to contracting

A: The man's got a lot of friends. B: So it would seem. What does "So it would seem" mean? It's like saying: That's what it would seem, at least. Or, another way to put it: At least, that's what it seemed. TIM

The correct answer here is: past. Because, the expression: ... bottles that are long __ their shelf life. , is written in the pasive voice, which means that after BE follows a Past Participle Verb, that in this case must be "past".

Statement structures are not that simple as to say compared or compare as if nothing. The fragment: " Compared to the amount of space required for storing paper proposals, is just an appositive that offers a further explanation on the main

...with the help of A calculator. ... and HE knows how to maintain a long lasting relationship of loyalty. He PARTICIPATES in all the discussions,... ...and sometimes TAKES you by surprise. In the conversation he JOTS the account DOWN of his... TIM

1.- You CANNOT skip the expression "THAT" after IS or after ARE, because in such a case it can be translated as: "THE FOLLOWING". 2.- Every time you use a Preposition (AFTER), you Must use the Verb+ING. My suggestion is THAT