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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Conditional problem
Hi.
I've recently been thinking about hypothetical conditionals. (not counter-factual or unreal.)
Are these sentences okay? Please note my intentions in the brackets.
If I have offended you, I must apologize. ( I'm not sure whether I have offended you or not.)
If you were there yesterday, you would have seen the accident.(I don't know whether you were there yesterday or not.)
If she did it, then why did she do it? (I don't know whether she did or not.)
If he had been freed from the jail, he would have lived in this town. (I don't know whether he had been freed from the jail.)
I would appreciate any answer and opinion and I can stand corrected.
Thank you very much in advance.
I've recently been thinking about hypothetical conditionals. (not counter-factual or unreal.)
Are these sentences okay? Please note my intentions in the brackets.
If I have offended you, I must apologize. ( I'm not sure whether I have offended you or not.)
If you were there yesterday, you would have seen the accident.(I don't know whether you were there yesterday or not.)
If she did it, then why did she do it? (I don't know whether she did or not.)
If he had been freed from the jail, he would have lived in this town. (I don't know whether he had been freed from the jail.)
I would appreciate any answer and opinion and I can stand corrected.
Thank you very much in advance.
Top answer
If you were there yesterday, you would have seen the accident. ) If he had been freed from the jail, he would have lived in this town. ( No, he wasn't freed.
- If you were there yesterday, you would have seen the accident.
- ) If he had been freed from the jail, he would have lived in this town.
- ( No, he wasn't freed.
- ) I don't know whether he had been freed from the jail.
- = If he was freed, he would have lived in this town.
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If you were there yesterday, you would have seen the accident.(To me, it suggests that the person wasn't there.)
If he had been freed from the jail, he would have lived in this town. (No, he wasn't freed.)
I don't know whether he had been freed from the jail. = If he was freed, he would have lived in this town. -- You need a mixed condition
If he had been freed from the jail, he would have lived in this town. (No, he wasn't freed.)
I don't know whether he had been freed from the jail. = If he was freed, he would have lived in this town. -- You need a mixed condition
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