Conditional

0Open conditional ('Conditional I'). 0-

0 I'm not familiar with an "open conditional". Whassat? 0-

0Hi Woody, 02br
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00I can't remember where I picked up the term, but I took it to be synonymous with 'Conditional l', and I don't particularly care for the 'I, II, III' terminology. It's open because the speaker has no overt opinion as to the truth or possiblity of the 'if' clause: 02br
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00'If you have a match, I've got a cigarette.' The speaker i

0 By 'Conditional I' you mean present factual? If so, I didn't know that preset perfect can be 02br
00used in Conditional I. 0-

0Sure! First conditional just requires a present tense in the 'if'clause; it states, as I said, an open condition-- what is said in the condition is possible; and this condition refers either to present or to future time. 02br
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00Here's some from the Concordancer: 02br
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00into the hands of the living ***" if you have abused Him in your hands. I a

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