Todays topic is whether its OK to switch verb tenses in conditional sentences. It all started with a grammar question about was and were. On the Grammar Girl Facebook page, Veronica wanted to know whether she should write If the test was readminister

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Imagine that you are visiting a friend in Washington, D.C. Your friend takes you to a popular restaurant. You look at the menu and decide what you want: crab cakes. Your friend is taking a little longer to decide. So, when the server comes to your ta

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1. 2,500 American service members have died in the Iraq War. That number comes from the Pentagon today which also says nearly 18,500 troops were wounded since the war began in 2003. 2. Defense Secreta

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Introducing English Verb Tenses Editors note: This is the first of a four-part series on verb tenses. Click here for part two. For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are going to give you a basic overview of the verb tense syste

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: to be or not to be, or should there be an -ing? That is the question as we look at gerunds and infinitives. RS: To be, to run, to eat: the to indicates the infinitive form of the

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Modal verbs are helping verbs. We use them with main verbs to help us express ability, possibility, necessity and permission. Todays question is about a modal that is commonly confused with an expression. Heres the question, which comes from a listen

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