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Maj Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Conditionals
Can you give us some examples of the different conditionals that exist in the English Language.
Type 1 Present Simple + Future
If you keep that window open, your dog will get a cold. That would be the normal use. However, could you also say :
If you keep that window open, your dog is going to get a cold.
Do you have any examples of the other types? Thanks in advance.
Type 1 Present Simple + Future
If you keep that window open, your dog will get a cold. That would be the normal use. However, could you also say :
If you keep that window open, your dog is going to get a cold.
Do you have any examples of the other types? Thanks in advance.
Top answer
You can use past tense, of course: "If you kept that window open, your dog would get a cold". Despite being in past tense, this is not a statement about the past, it's just generic advice. You can use past perfect: "If you had kept that window open, your dog would have got a cold".
- You can use past tense, of course: "If you kept that window open, your dog would get a cold".
- Despite being in past tense, this is not a statement about the past, it's just generic advice.
- You can use past perfect: "If you had kept that window open, your dog would have got a cold".
- This implies you're describing a hypothetical situation which didn't happen.
- You can use the subjunctive: "If you were to keep that window open, your dog would get a cold".
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You can use past tense, of course: "If you kept that window open, your dog would get a cold". Despite being in past tense, this is not a statement about the past, it's just generic advice.
You can use past perfect: "If you had kept that window open, your dog would have got a cold". This implies you're describing a hypothetical situation which didn't happen.
You can use past perfect: "If you had kept that window open, your dog would have got a cold". This implies you're describing a hypothetical situation which didn't happen.
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