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Resoli Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Correct use of 3rd conditional

Hi all

I've seen this sentence in an English grammar dealing with the 3rd conditional, which doesn't sound quite right for me:

"If my mother had been alive, she would have been 80 next year"









  

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resoli doesn't sound quite right No, it's not quite right, but you could probably "get away with it". ) resoli If my mother had been alive, she would have been 80 LAST year? If my mother were alive, she would be 80 NEXT year These are more reasonable.

— CalifJim

  • resoli doesn't sound quite right No, it's not quite right, but you could probably "get away with it".
  • ) resoli If my mother had been alive, she would have been 80 LAST year?
  • If my mother were alive, she would be 80 NEXT year These are more reasonable.
  • CJ
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resolidoesn't sound quite right
No, it's not quite right, but you could probably "get away with it". (I trust you understand that idiom.)
resoliIf my mother had been alive, she would have been 80 LAST year?
If my mother were alive, she would be 80 NEXT year
These are more reasonable.

CJ
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I do, thanks a million, CalifJim, other English-speaking people have told me it's correct and it even appears in grammars but I'd never seen it before

Cheers
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