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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I have a question, please!
Hello!
Please, What form below is the correct and why ?
- John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years;
And why in the sentence below we don't use the simple future in the underlined clause, once we have if + simple present tense in the first clause (conditional clause)?
- If Juliet appears, tell her that her order arrived.
Thanks in advance,
Ann Morgan
Please, What form below is the correct and why ?
- John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years;
And why in the sentence below we don't use the simple future in the underlined clause, once we have if + simple present tense in the first clause (conditional clause)?
- If Juliet appears, tell her that her order arrived.
Thanks in advance,
Ann Morgan
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Hi, What form below is the correct and why ? - John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompso n's family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thomp sons' family for ten years; The normal thing to say is simply John has lived with the Thompson family for ten years. Or you could say John has lived with the Thompsons for ten years; And why in the sentence below we don't use the simple future in the underlined clause, once we have if + simple present tense in the first clause (conditional clause)?
- Hi, What form below is the correct and why ?
- - John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompso n's family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thomp sons' family for ten years; The normal thing to say is simply John has lived with the Thompson family for ten years.
- Or you could say John has lived with the Thompsons for ten years; And why in the sentence below we don't use the simple future in the underlined clause, once we have if + simple present tense in the first clause (conditional clause)?
- - If Juliet appears, tell her that her order arrived .
- The order 'tell her' is being given to the listener now, in the present.
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Hi,
What form below is the correct and why ?
- John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years
What form below is the correct and why ?
- John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years;
- John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years
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I would say one of these:
- John has lived with the Thompsons for ten years.
- John has lived with the Thompson family for ten years.
"the Thompsons" = the people in the Thompson family ("Thompsons" = plural proper noun)
"the Thompson family" ==
- John has lived with the Thompsons for ten years.
- John has lived with the Thompson family for ten years.
"the Thompsons" = the people in the Thompson family ("Thompsons" = plural proper noun)
"the Thompson family" ==
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