Is the double "would've" going to beat out the "had +" construction in the English language? [more inside]
posted by fantasticninety on Nov 20, 2010 - 22 answers

I need a bit of grammar help, please. [more inside]
posted by shelayna on Jan 28, 2010 - 19 answers

GrammarFilter: Is the sentence “If I were ______, I would have done _____” grammatically incorrect? If so, why? [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Dec 5, 2007 - 13 answers

Explain tenses to me? Past/present/future, continuous/simple/perfect, and so on, in English. I can use them with fluency, but I need to be able to explain them (when each is used, how to form them). I've tried Fowler's, Chicago Manual of Style, and a number of other resources, but they seem to subtly contradict one another. Is there a simple, go-to reference for this?
posted by sarahkeebs on Sep 28, 2007 - 16 answers