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“When I am 18, I will…” or “When I will be 18, I will…” [duplicate]
Should I say:
When I am 18, I'll take my driving test
or
When I'll be 18, I'll take my driving test
Which one is the correct sentence?
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“would love/like to” usage?
What is the difference between the sentences
"I would love/like to play cricket" and " I want to play cricket." Is there any difference in the moods?
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Would be glad to
I was writing an email and faced the following situation:
I am coming to Oxford this summer. If you are still around, I would be glad to hang out with you.
Now normally we don't construct the ...
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Usage of “would have been”
In the movie "A Walk to remember" Jimmie's father says the following to his son-in-law who got into medical school. Actually Jimmie is dead when he says,
We are proud of you, son. Jimmie would ...
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3rd conditional plus 2nd conditional?
"If you had seen him as a child, you would agree that he is extraordinary."
In this sentence, changing the past perfect to simple past strikes me as wrong, and changing the "would agree" to "would ...
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“I was going to be called Kate if I was a girl”
This is an excerpt from a grammar book by Longman. It was discussing tense and time distinctions and the excerpt is about future time.
As you can see in the next example, the reference can be to a ...
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Correct tense form after “if”
Let's say I use a misunderstood word in direct speech. After that, which is correct to use from the following?
I can explain, if you don't catch the meaning.
I can explain, if you haven't caught the ...
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'became' vs. 'become'
The following two sentences seem to have the same general meaning to me:
If I ever became a musician, I would grow my hair
If I ever become a musician, I will grow my hair
I was wondering ...
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How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another?
Non-native speakers often get confused about what the tenses in English mean. With input from some of the folk here I've put together a diagram that I hope will provide some clarity on the matter.
I ...
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“Would have” in conditional clauses
I have been taught to use the if I had form in conditional clauses referring to the past:
If the president had asked me, I would have told him the same thing.
As far as I can tell though, the ...
