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Question about the main clause of conditionals [duplicate]
I know the four types of conditionals. In the if clause, I know that “if” could be replaced by “when” and “should”. On the other hand, I do not know if this would be possible with the main clause. Can ...
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Conditionals, past perfect vs would [duplicate]
I was reading a book and I can't understand why past perfect is used in the sentence below:
The signal from successive eclipse has less and less distance to travel, so it arrives earlier than if ...
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What's the difference between “(Had he not made / If he didn't make) a good impression, he wouldn't be a star today”?
How should I complete this sentence? (Only with the options given)
He wouldn't be the star he is today ________ a good impression in his early life
A. Had he not made
B. If he didn't make
So, B is ...
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English Conditionals and "would"
I'm having a discussion with my wife on English conditionals.
She says we cannot have "would" in a hypothetical if statement:
If I would want to change my address, should I let you know?
She says ...
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"would always" in the main clause with present simple in conditional
I have two following examples:
I would always say thank you face to face when I get a present from someone because it's more personal.
If it's a family member I would always send a card.
Could ...
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If I was there vs if I had been there
I know that if I was there is a simple tense and if I had been there is used in conditional sentences.
But do both mean the same, or, if there is any difference, then what is it?
Can I use if I ...
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Type 2 conditional "If we liked to..." or "If we would like to..."
Normally, type 2 conditional follows syntax: If [simple past clause], [present conditional clause]. For example: If we had high accuracy, we would need a lot of processing power.
But is it possible ...
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After third person pronouns: verbs with or without “-s”? (special case involving “if”)
I don't know what's going on with me lately. I've never had this question before and it was never an issue for me while writing something but two weeks ago I started to think about whether I should ...
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What tense is "In the future, I would like to..." [closed]
I'm thinking future conditional, is that right? Or is it second conditional? Thanks very much!!
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What conditional statement is the following?
I was reading an AP report and I came up at the following passage:
If the NATO troops do pull back, it would leave vast areas of the country unprotected including border areas with Pakistan. It ...
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What is the difference between 2nd and mixed conditional?
Could someone explain the difference in meaning between these two forms of conditional?
1.If I had time, I would be there.
2.I would have been there if I had time.
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Conditional sentences [closed]
What type of conditional sentences should be used in a context like this?
(This person graduated from school many years ago.)
You know, my mother went to school and said that until she(the teacher) ...
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Subjunctive Mood with the Type 3 Conditional or "could with the perfect infinitive" expressing ability, theoretical possibility, etc. in the past
From NBC news’s ‘Breakthrough finding’ reveals why certain Covid-19 patients die:
"Before Covid, their condition was silent," Bastard said. "Most of them hadn't gotten sick before.&...
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A perfect conditional sentence with present
Is the following sentence gramatically correct?
If neither of us is wrong, then the discussion wouldn't have been necessary in the first place.
I'm trying to use "is" instead of "had been", ...
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What type of if-conditional is: “A shop offered us a reduction if we paid in cash.”?
What type of if-conditional is this sentence?
A shop offered us a reduction if we paid in cash.
As far as I know, the only right conditional sentences are these four:
Zero Conditional:
A shop offer ...
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Past referral in if conditional type 1 [closed]
I am reading the grammar book "Practical English Usage" by Michael Swan. In the book it stated when we are not talking about 'unreal' situations, we use the same tenses with if as with other ...
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What type of conditional is "If you're going to… you've got to..."? [closed]
In a cartoon (Peanuts) I saw the conditional 'If you're going to get any joy out of being depressed, you've got to stand like this...'.
Can you explain me why it is the ‘first conditional’?
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First Conditional sentence with would
Grammatically, when we construct a first conditional sentence, the if-clause is followed by a result clause with a "will" in it. However, in many formal texts written by native English ...
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Can 2nd conditionals (unreal) have a guessing of the past situation (real)?
Sentences (1) and (2) have the form of 2nd conditional, which is unreal at the time of utterance (In this text, the time is past, which is natural in grammar and usage in my intuition). However, some ...
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First conditional or second conditional
For example: One of my friends is a compulsive gambler. Can I say "if you could stop going to the casino you wouldn't be so broke now " or do I need to change the whole sentence to simple present "...
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Can you use “if past, then past”?
Is it possible to use the past simple in the result-clause of the 2nd conditional?
Is it possible to say:
If I had enough money, I bought a car.
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Is it just 2nd conditional?
"I would work on another script later this month, if I thought I could find the time."
As far as I know, both parts of the 2nd conditional are supposed to express present situation. Is it present ...
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What is the appropriate pairing of verb forms here?
Here is the sentence:
If we all choose a personal or ceramic cup, we could save 40,000 pounds of CO2 emissions per year.
Am I wrong to think that "choose" and "could save" are an ...
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