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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
contrary to fact
Hi dear
My question about a sentence made me confused in contrary to fact though I'm understand this topic
(( you---- a doctor, if you ------ harder at school))
My teacher told me that the answer is conditional 3 unreal in the past (could have been & had studied).
But I also insist that we can use with the conditional 2 unreal in the present( would be & studied)
Because at school maybe in the past or I'm still at school.
Am I true or false dear
Thank you
My question about a sentence made me confused in contrary to fact though I'm understand this topic
(( you---- a doctor, if you ------ harder at school))
My teacher told me that the answer is conditional 3 unreal in the past (could have been & had studied).
But I also insist that we can use with the conditional 2 unreal in the present( would be & studied)
Because at school maybe in the past or I'm still at school.
Am I true or false dear
Thank you
Top answer
Don't call us 'dear'—that word is to be used to your child, wife, or mother. Anonymous Am I right or wrong ? if you use 'can/could', not 'would'.
- Don't call us 'dear'—that word is to be used to your child, wife, or mother.
- Anonymous Am I right or wrong ?
- if you use 'can/could', not 'would'.
- You could have been a doctor if you had studied harder.
- You could be a doctor if you studied harder.
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Don't call us 'dear'—that word is to be used to your child, wife, or mother.
You could have been a doctor if you had studied harder.
You could be a doctor if you stud
AnonymousAm I right or wrong?You are right: both sentences are possible—as is Conditional 1...if you use 'can/could', not 'would'.
You could have been a doctor if you had studied harder.
You could be a doctor if you stud
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