FUTURE PERFECT WITH PAST SIMPLE?

Question

How would you say this sentence please?1 If you leave you'll have proven to them they were right.Thank you

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

alc24If you leave, you'll have proven to them that they were right.

Though it is completely unnecessary, I would add that. And a comma would be nice. I would make no other changes.

CJ

Alc24 · Answer

Hello CJ,

Thank you,

I had just 2 other question regarding the future perfect in the following sentence.

If you work 4 days and have one day off and work another 4 days, but this time, you might have to work that one day you have off.

1 If I also work tomorrow (my only day off) I'll have worked 8 days in a row by next sunday./I'll be working 8 days in a row./I'll work 8 days in a row.
2 If I also worked tomorrow I'd be working 8 days in a row.

Can you say?

1 If I was working tomorrow, I would kill myself. (using the continuous in a conditional?)

Thank you

CalifJim · Answer

alc241 If I also work tomorrow (my only day off), I'll have worked 8 eight days in a row by next Sunday./~~I'll be working 8 days in a row./I'll work 8 days in a row.~~
2 If I also worked tomorrow I'd be working 8 days in a row.

The second one is OK, but the first (as corrected) is better.

alc24If I was working tomorrow, I would kill myself.

The continuous is OK in a conditional, but I'd use were working.

A bit more idiomatic perhaps: If I had to work tomorrow, I ....

CJ

Alc24 · Answer

Ok thank you CJ

would you use the past or continuous in something like this?

1 I told you that if I was coming/if I came that I would be late.

Thank you

CalifJim · Answer

Both are fine. Personally, I'd go with "was coming".

CJ

Alc24 · Answer

Hello CJ,

I had one question please?

There is a tense problem I think here? Could you please help me with it?

1 I've switched days with my co worker John so much that I don't know what my original schedule looks like. All I know is that when I work Helene doesn't, so If I was originally working today than that (would) means she would be off. But like I said I don't know if I was scheduled to work today since over the past few months I've switched days with John

Could I ask, if you are up to it, to look at a thread of mine I'm struggling with please as I like the way you correct my threads, its so concise.

Thank you so much for everything Califjim

CalifJim · Answer

I've switched days with my co-worker John so much that I don't know what my original schedule looks like. All I know is that when I work, Helene doesn't, so If if I was originally working today ~~than~~ then that (would) means (see below) she would be off. But like I said, I don't know if I was scheduled to work today since over the past few months I've switched days with John.

I would find either of these acceptable.

that would mean (that) she would be off.
that means (that) she would be off.

I prefer the second.

CJ

Alc24 · Answer

Thank you for all the explanation,

I have one question if you will please?

1 If she were going to confess, she would have done it already.

Can you use the continuous with the conditional?

Thank you

CalifJim · Answer

alc24 If she were going to confess, she would have done it already.

OK.

alc24Can you use the continuous with the conditional?

Yes.

CJ

Alc24 · Answer

OK,

and I looked in a grammar book but couldn't find this

could you have 2 woulds in this sentence?

I'd be too scared/I'm scared that someone would hurt me if I went out too late.

Thank you

FUTURE PERFECT WITH PAST SIMPLE?

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions