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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
could be/ would be/would have been/
Mike: You know what? I plan to sneak out a book from the library.
John: You [could be/ would be/ would have been/could have been] successful if you hadn't told me because I'm the new head of the library, don't you know?
Which are the correct modals? Thanks!
John: You [could be/ would be/ would have been/could have been] successful if you hadn't told me because I'm the new head of the library, don't you know?
Which are the correct modals? Thanks!
Top answer
could have been
- could have been
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New2grammarMike: You know what? I plan to sneak out a book from the library next week.Would you still choose 'co
John: You [could be/ would be/ would have been/could have been] successful if you hadn't told me because I'm the new head of the library, don't you know?
Which are the correct modals? Thanks!
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No, a mixed conditional doesn't work in this context. The future success is no longer possible at all because Mike has already informed the new head of the library about what he was thinking about doing. You might look at the situation as this: Mike's possible future book-sneaking success is also now a thing of the past.
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