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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Conditional tense with past perfect and continuous.
Could you please tell me if the following conditional sentences are correct?
1 If i was going to work I would've killed myself.
2 Even if I had forgotten my keys, I wouldn't have gone back to get them.
3 If I had to take the subway every morning let alone every night, I would kill myself.
Which of these are correct and what's the difference?
1 If I had to leave, I wouldn't be happy.
2 If I had had to leave I wouldn't have been happy.
3 Had I to leave, I wouldn't be happy.
4 Had I had to leave, I wouldn't have been happy.
What's the difference between the 2 following sentences and does number 1 make sense ?
1 Had I had to have left, I would have been mad.
2 Had I had to leave, I would have been mad.
Thank you
1 If i was going to work I would've killed myself.
2 Even if I had forgotten my keys, I wouldn't have gone back to get them.
3 If I had to take the subway every morning let alone every night, I would kill myself.
Which of these are correct and what's the difference?
1 If I had to leave, I wouldn't be happy.
2 If I had had to leave I wouldn't have been happy.
3 Had I to leave, I wouldn't be happy.
4 Had I had to leave, I wouldn't have been happy.
What's the difference between the 2 following sentences and does number 1 make sense ?
1 Had I had to have left, I would have been mad.
2 Had I had to leave, I would have been mad.
Thank you
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1 If i I was going to work I would've killed myself. I don't even understand what this means. Maybe one of these?
- 1 If i I was going to work I would've killed myself.
- I don't even understand what this means.
- Maybe one of these?
- If I had been [going to work / on my way to work] at the time, I would have been killed (in that accident).
- If I had to go to work to make a living, I would kill myself.
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1 If i I was going to work I would've killed myself.
I don't even understand what this means. Maybe one of these?
If I had been [going to work / on my way to work] at the time, I would have been killed (in that accident).
If I had to go to work to make
I don't even understand what this means. Maybe one of these?
If I had been [going to work / on my way to work] at the time, I would have been killed (in that accident).
If I had to go to work to make
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1 If I had to leave, I wouldn't be happy. OK.
2 If I had had to leave I wouldn't have been happy. OK.
3 Had I to leave, I wouldn't be happy. Oof! OK for 150 years ago. Not now!
4 Had I had to leave, I wouldn't have been happy.
2 If I had had to leave I wouldn't have been happy. OK.
3 Had I to leave, I wouldn't be happy. Oof! OK for 150 years ago. Not now!
4 Had I had to leave, I wouldn't have been happy.
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What's the difference between the 2 following sentences and does number 1 make sense ?
1 Had I had to have left, I would have been mad. Yikes! Nonsense!
1 Had I had to have left, I would have been mad. Yikes! Nonsense!
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Hello CJ,
For the first sentence, What I'm trying to say is this:
You are talking to a friend and he is on his way to work and you say:
If I was going to work right now, I would kill myself. I'd hate to be you.
the past tense
If I had been going to work that very hour, I would have killed myself.
Thank you CJ
For the first sentence, What I'm trying to say is this:
You are talking to a friend and he is on his way to work and you say:
If I was going to work right now, I would kill myself. I'd hate to be you.
the past tense
If I had been going to work that very hour, I would have killed myself.
Thank you CJ
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alc24If I was going to work right now, I would kill myself. I'd hate to be you.OK as is, but note that many speakers would choose "If I were going to work ..."
The past (talking to someone else) is
If I had been going to work at that hour, I would have killed myself. I would have hated to be him.
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But j
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Hello Cj,
thank you
I had just one question please?
1 Had the bus been coming in 5 minutes,/If the bus had come in 5 minutes, I would have taken it.
How would you say that please?
Thank you
thank you
I had just one question please?
1 Had the bus been coming in 5 minutes,/If the bus had come in 5 minutes, I would have taken it.
How would you say that please?
Thank you
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alc241As shown. I associate those inverted forms (Had the bus ...) with my grandfather's generation!Had the bus been coming in 5 minutes,/If the bus had come in the next 5 minutes, I would have taken it.
How would you say that please?
CJ
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Hello CJ,
Could I please ask you a question regarding the conditional?
How would you properly say these sentences please?
1 If the was the right card, I'd only be missing one to complete my collection.
2 If the had been the right card, I would have been missing one to complete my collection
Thank you so much
Could I please ask you a question regarding the conditional?
How would you properly say these sentences please?
1 If the was the right card, I'd only be missing one to complete my collection.
2 If the had been the right card, I would have been missing one to complete my collection
Thank you so much
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alc241 IfCorrect as shown. Alsothethat was the right card, I'd only be missing one to complete my collection.
2 Ifthethat had been the right card, I would only have been missing one to complete my collection
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Thanks,
You said earlier you couldn't start like "had I ....." this, can you, is this OK?
1 Had I kept that car I wouldn't owe any money on it anymore.
Thank you
You said earlier you couldn't start like "had I ....." this, can you, is this OK?
1 Had I kept that car I wouldn't owe any money on it anymore.
Thank you
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