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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
about tenses.
I was given this sentence for getting the tense identified;
"If I were a bird, I could have flied."
and
"If I were a bird, I could fly."
"If I were a bird, I could have flied."
and
"If I were a bird, I could fly."
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The first sentence is incorrect. " This is third conditional. " This is second conditional.
- The first sentence is incorrect.
- " This is third conditional.
- " This is second conditional.
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The first sentence is incorrect. It should be:
"If I had been a bird, I could have flown." This is third conditional.
"If I were a bird, I could fly." This is second conditional.
Here is a good reference on conditional sentences:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/gramm
"If I had been a bird, I could have flown." This is third conditional.
"If I were a bird, I could fly." This is second conditional.
Here is a good reference on conditional sentences:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/gramm
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