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Bookmark or Share- is what happens or what happen? | WordReference ForumsWhat happens ? is correct. In this case, WHAT is referred to only one thing, sigular. With the third person singular of present tense the verb must be in plural form. eg. goes, studies, happens, says... mostly with S at the end. What happen ? Is correct if WHAT is referred to many things, plural. So in the present tense
- It happens that - WordReference ForumsYes, I think it means both depending on context. The two meanings are, of course, related. In your second example, it says in a very compressed way something like "There is always a chance that this will happen, so it just happens...". If something happens, it happens because there is a chance, that is, it happens "by chance".
- What does happen or what happens | WordReference ForumsIn 1. we have the verb "do". The leaves/leaf carry the action of the verb "do", and are therefore the subject. And therefore "do" changes to "does" if only one leaf is involved. In 2. the thing that happens carries the action of the verb and is therefore the subject.
- as it happens vs as happens - WordReference Forums"Well, as it happens, I am an expert rider. I would be the ideal candidate." If you use "as happens" then it makes much more sense. "However, the expression a couple of is often used loosely in language, as happens when we are not sure of the exact number of things we are referring to and the number is not important."
- If this <happens><happened> - WordReference ForumsIt could be a type 1 conditional (a possible situation and its probable result) and the first "would" should be "will", but "happens" is fine. You have not given any context, so it is impossible to tell what the correct form of the sentence should be.
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