We have the correct answer of the Grammar Question from Laura Rojas Muñoz: be : It is important that you BE there on time . This is the subjunctive mode, common to languages like French or Spanish but rarely used in English. In English, the subjunctive is the same as the infinitive. Therefore, we do not have are but the infinitive form be. We use the subjunctive when the verb is part of a dependent clause and expresses hypothecal action or lack of certainty. For example, here we have a hypothetical action in the future that may or may not happen. The person should be there on time but we do not know if he will be
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:40:37 +0000
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