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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Conditional
Hello,
Are these sentences correct in conditional:
1) I can assure you that the prisoner would crack if you were to push him further. ('can assure' is present tense, so is the conditional okay here?)
2) If you do this, your children will be happy.
If that's how you do things, I am afraid we'll have to suffer.
If I do that, my life will be over.
(again, would or will in this conditional? I am assuming it is 'will' because it is in present tense)
Regards,
Are these sentences correct in conditional:
1) I can assure you that the prisoner would crack if you were to push him further. ('can assure' is present tense, so is the conditional okay here?)
2) If you do this, your children will be happy.
If that's how you do things, I am afraid we'll have to suffer.
If I do that, my life will be over.
(again, would or will in this conditional? I am assuming it is 'will' because it is in present tense)
Regards,
Top answer
They are all correct. 1) The two verbs that govern each other in this sentence are would crack and were to push . The first verb can assure has nothing to do with the sequence of the other tenses.
- They are all correct.
- 1) The two verbs that govern each other in this sentence are would crack and were to push .
- The first verb can assure has nothing to do with the sequence of the other tenses.
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They are all correct.
1) The two verbs that govern each other in this sentence are would crack and were to push. The first verb can assure has nothing to do with the sequence of the other tenses.
1) The two verbs that govern each other in this sentence are would crack and were to push. The first verb can assure has nothing to do with the sequence of the other tenses.
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