happen to Hello Gurus of English and masters of grammar! I have pivotal question to ask. The bottom line is I can't comprehend a difference between two constructions. If I happened to find 100 dollars, I would buy a cinema ticket. If I found 100 dollars, I would buy cinema ticket. As far as I am concerned, the Second Conditional is about unlikely present actions or unreal future ones. In this case, what id the difference between the construction with "happen to" and without it?

migth have done vs. could have done Hello Gurus of English! I have a question to ask. How can we distinguish between I could have done smth. and I might have done smth.? Wheremust I use the First variant and where the Second one? I am told that in the both cases we deal with probabilities, it is set in stone.The question is how to distinguish between the variants during tests and exams? It is about time I realized it.

It is high time / It is about time Hello Gurus of English. I have a question to ask. When we use the construction " It is high time I did something" we want to highlight a deadline to do something in the present. Don't we? Can the construction be used in past tenses? How does it look like? When we have to rewrite a sentence in reported speech what to we have to change? "He told us that it was high time he had done something". Is it correct?

Past simple VS Past perfect Hello Gurus of English. I have a question to ask. There are events in a chronological order. Event 1, Event 2, Event 3, Event 4. When the Past Simple tense is used everithing is clear. I had Even 1 we had Event 2 we had Event 3 and finally We had Event 4. Assuming we start describing Event 4 and after that Even 3 and after that Event 2 and finally Event 1, we have to use the Past Perfect tence. I had had Event 4, but before I had had Event 3, and before I had had Event 2 and before the previous one I had had Event 1. The best way is the Present Simple. It is set in stone, BUT if we forget something and need to add information, what should we do? I had Event 1 and after that we had Event 4. The order is unchronological and I have to use the Past perfect tence. I had Event 1 and Event 4, but before Event 4 I had had Event 2 and I had had Event 3. In a case of Event 3, do I have to use Past Simple or Past Perfect? (I had Event 1, Event 4, but before Event 4 I had had 2 and had 3)

mental verbs in the continious tense Hello Gurus of English.I have a question to ask. Mental verbs are believed to have not been used in continious tences except of "I am thinking of doing" and I am used to dealing with it, but yesterday I was told about additional structures. 1. People are wanting a better level of service therse days. 2. I am sorry, I am forgetting my manners. Please, have a seat. Are there rules to follow or common exception to comprehend? By and large, what is a difference between " People want a better level..." and "People are wanting a better level..'? In the Second point, Why cannot we use "I am sorry, I have forgotten my manners. Please, have a seat"? What do we want to point out when when we use mental verbs in the continious tense? With all my respect Alexander Potapov.

to be married and to get married Hello Gurus of English. I have a question to ask. What is a difference between constructions "to be" and "to get"? examples: to be ready or to get ready to be stolen and to get stolen to be smart or to get smart With all my respect Alexander Potapov

Reported speech Hello Gurus of English. I have a question to ask. I have been told that I must shift tenses back when I use reported speech and I am used to dealing with it, but there is a different opinion that in some cases I don't need to shift tenses back. Do I have to follow my strategy or I need to be told about an exception? With all my respectMy question is about the point when we use reported verbs like to claim, to threaten, to imply, to confess ets. Do we have to shift tenses back in this particular case?

Hello Gurus of English! How to distinguish between "to mean doing something" and "to mean to do"?

How can i use the construction "due to" correctly? Hello gurus of English! I have a question to ask. Is it possible to use constructions like "due to do" and " due to" instead of "because"? I just want to investigate different ways to express my ideas, and I am finding new paths lead to fluency))))) With great respect Alexander Potapov