Can I use present tense after if?
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Can I use present tense after if?
In conditional clauses with words like if, unless, even if, we often use present tense forms to talk about the future: We won’t be able to go out if it is raining. I will come tomorrow unless I have to look after the children. Even if Barcelona lose tomorrow, they will still be champions.
Which tense is used in questions?
Click here for information about subject questions….Wh:
| Present simple ‘be’ | Who are you? |
|---|---|
| Past simple ‘be’ | Where were you last night? |
| Past simple other verbs | How did you do it? |
| Past continuous | What were you doing when I called you? |
| Present perfect | What have you eaten? |
Why should we write the answer of a question in the same tense?
Why? Because tense relates an event to a relative place in time. Therefore, logically, your answer will relate to the same event and relative place in time. That is accomplished by using the same tense as that of the question.
How do you use shall question?
Shall is often used in questions in the first person singular and plural when making suggestions, making an offer or asking for advice:
- ‘Shall we go out for dinner tonight?’
- ‘Shall I get more tomato juice when I’m at the supermarket?’
- ‘What shall we do now? We’re clearly not going to get there by nightfall. ‘
Does Ke sentence?
“She does her homework before she goes out to play.” “She does many after school activities.” “He does a lot of chores around the house.” “He does the dishes every night.”
Is it present or past?
Technically, would is the past tense of will, but it is an auxiliary verb that has many uses, some of which even express the present tense.
What are the 3 types of conditional?
Conditional
| Conditional sentence type | Usage | If clause verb tense |
|---|---|---|
| Zero | General truths | Simple present |
| Type 1 | A possible condition and its probable result | Simple present |
| Type 2 | A hypothetical condition and its probable result | Simple past |
| Type 3 | An unreal past condition and its probable result in the past | Past perfect |
Do we use past tense in question?
In the simple past tense, negative and question forms are made using the auxiliary verb “do” (in its past form, “did”) followed by the simple form of the main verb. This page explains the rules….2. Forming a yes/no question.
| Simple past statement | Yes/no question |
|---|---|
| You were here. | Were you here? |
| She was sick. | Was she sick? |
What is the past tense of question?
Question verb forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Tense |
|---|---|---|
| question | questioning | questioned |
What tense should the question be written in?
The feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future. If the question is in present tense, you shoud write the answer in the same tense that is present tense. The present tense because both the question and the answer should ALWAYS be in the same tense.
What is the past tense of shall?
If you will please read the rest of your link, you see that it itself spells out that should is “properly” the past tense form of shall, which is itself a present tense verb. This is similar to how would is the morphological past tense form of the present tense verb will. Similarly with may and might.
How do you form the future tense in English grammar?
In English, we form the future “tense” by combining a present tense “will”/”shall” with another verb, e.g. “run”: I shall run. This is analogous to forming a past “tense” with the present tense “have” and a past participle, e.g., “ran”: I have ran.
What is the plain form of shall?
“Shall” is a present tense modal auxiliary verb (the past tense is equivalent is “should”). Like other auxiliaries, it requires an infinitival complement, and the plain form “come” fulfils that requirement.