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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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2nd or 3rd conditional

How about hypothesizing about past historical events: 'If I fought in the WWII' or 'If I had fought in the WWII'? 'If I had been fighting in Warsaw uprising' or 'If I were fighting in the Warsaw uprising'?
Any suggestions much appreciated
  

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Anonymous 'If I fought in the WWII' No 'the'. As a hypothesis, this says 'if I go to fight in WWII when it comes (in the future)". Obviously, you can't use this because WWII is in the past.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous 'If I fought in the WWII' No 'the'.
  • As a hypothesis, this says 'if I go to fight in WWII when it comes (in the future)".
  • Obviously, you can't use this because WWII is in the past.
  • Anonymous 'If I had fought in the WWII' This is the one you want.
  • Hypotheses in the past use 'had'.
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Anonymous'If I fought in the WWII'
No 'the'. As a hypothesis, this says 'if I go to fight in WWII when it comes (in the future)". Obviously, you can't use this because WWII is in the past.
Anonymous'If I had fought in the WWII'
This is the one you want. Hypotheses in the past use 'had'. Third condit
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Many thanks for your answer!
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