CORRECT CONDITIONAL?

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Hi,Please tell me these are correct conditionals.1. If you intend to use  this activity more than once, it would be worth laminating the pages.Why not?If you intended to use this activity more than once, it would be worth laminating the pagesorIf you intend to use this activity more than once, it can/could/will be worth laminating the pages.  2. I think Mr. Wordy used/wrote this sentence in one his answering posts.If he did that, he will be arrested.Why not?If he did that, he would be arrested.3. CalifJim used/wrote this sentence in one of this answering posts.If for any reason you [cannot / could not] get the above steps above to work, you can view the delivered(?) examples.Why not?If for any reason you  could not get the above steps above to work, you would be able to view the delivered(?) examples. -- second conditional?or If for any reason you cannot get the above steps above to work, you will be able to view the delivered(?) examples. -- first conditional?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Please tell me if these are correct conditionals.
1. If you intend to use this activity more than once, it would be worth laminating the pages. OK.
Why not?
If you intended to use this activity more than once, it would be worth laminating the pages Also possible, but there doesn't seem to be a reason to make the condition "unreal".
or
If you intend to use this activity more than once, it can/could/will be worth laminating the pages. I would use would or could or might, not can or will.

2. I think Mr. Wordy used/wrote this sentence in one his answering posts.
If he did that, he will be arrested. Hard to say. Without context it seems strange.
Why not?
If he did that, he would be arrested. This seems OK, though it also has no context.

3. CalifJim used/wrote this sentence in one of this answering posts.

If for any reason you [cannot / could not] get the ~~above~~ steps above to work, you can view the delivered(?) examples. OK. cannot for the present; could not for the past.

Why not?
If for any reason you could not get the ~~above~~ steps above to work, you would be able to view the delivered(?) examples. -- second conditional? Possible, but not as good as the first. Difficult to contextualize.
or
If for any reason you cannot get the ~~above~~ steps above to work, you will be able to view the delivered(?) examples. -- first conditional? Possible.
_____
In the typical first, second, and third conditional, the action in the main clause comes to occur because the condition in the if clause occurs. (If I don't get started soon, I will be late. Not starting soon will cause me to be late.) But in cases like some of those above, the causal relationship is not present, so the verb tenses do not necessarily follow the patterns in the first, second, and third conditionals. The examples illustrated below represent real conditions, not unreal conditions. Note that in each case, the if clause of the original is equivalent to asking a question; the main clause amounts to making a suggestion based on the answer to that question.
-- Do you intend to use this activity more than once?
-- Yes.
-- Then you [should / ought to] laminate the pages. = Then it would be [advisable to laminate / worth laminating] the pages.
__________
-- Are you able to get the steps above to work?
-- No. I can't get them to work.
-- Then I suggest that you view the examples. ~ (To help yourself) You can view the examples.
___
-- Were you able to get the steps above to work?
-- No. I could not get them to work.
-- Then I suggest that you view the examples. ~ (To help yourself) You can view the examples.
CJ

Latam · Answer

"I think Mr. Wordy used/wrote this sentence in one his answering posts." Is this sentence ok because I think this would be like this "I think Mr. Wordy used/wrote this sentence in one (of) his answering posts." I am not expert in grammar. I would like to know am I right or wrong?

Thanks

Anonymous · Answer

Mr Califjim,

latam "I think Mr. Wordy used/wrote this sentence in one his answering posts." Is this sentence ok because I think this would be like this "I think Mr. Wordy used/wrote this sentence in one (of) his answering posts." I am not expert in grammar. I would like to know am I right or wrong?Thanks

What is correct, the sentence by anon or the sentence by Iatam?

I have question about the conditional tense used in a question. Does it exist?

AWho in their right minds would buy the old one when the new one is available?

BWho in their right minds would buy the old one if the new one is available?

CWho in their right minds would buy the old one when the new one was available?

DWho in their right minds would buy the old one if the new one was available?

EWho in their right minds will buy the old one when the new one is available?

FWho in their right minds will buy the old one if the new one is available?

When using the conditional you can only use 'if' and not when like thus

He wouldn't buy that if the new phone came out.

You wouldn't say

He wouldn't buy that if the new phone comes out.
He wouldn't buy that when the new phone came out.
He would't buy that when the new phone comes out.

It stands to reason that when saying
Who in their right minds would buy the old one ~~when~~ if the new one is was available?

Who in their right minds will buy the old one when the new one is available?
Who in their right minds will buy the old one if the new one is available?

It's a simple conditional if I'm not mistaken.

So D,E,F are correct in my opinion. Is that correct?

Anonymous · Answer

Hi - Could you mr cali give your opinion?

Anonymous · Answer

Hi could I get an answer please?

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