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Rotter Posted 20 years ago
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0 If I had the money, I would buy a new car.02br
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00 The above is fine; it is a conditional sentence. This maybe an event took place yesterday or 10 or 15 years ago.02br
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00 If I had had the money, I would have bought a new car.02br
00 Is this correct?02br
00 If this is correct, what would be the context for it? It can't be yesterday or 10 years ago.0-
  

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12br 12br 10The above is fine; it is a conditional sentence. 12br 10If this is correct, what would be the context for it? 02br 00(=I don't have the money right now.

— Paco2004

  • 12br 12br 10The above is fine; it is a conditional sentence.
  • 12br 10If this is correct, what would be the context for it?
  • 02br 00(=I don't have the money right now.
  • 02br 00(=I didn't have the money 10 years ago.
  • )02br 02br 00paco0-
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01cite10Rotter12cite10If I had the money, I would buy a new car.12br
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10The above is fine; it is a conditional sentence. This maybe an event took place yesterday or 10 or 15 years ago.12br
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0 I beg to differ.02br
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00 If I have money, I will buy a new car.02br
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00 The above means I don't have the money nowadays/right now so I can't buy a new car.0-
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0 "If I have money, I will buy a new car" is also fine. 02br
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0 If I had had the money 10 years ago, I would have bought a new car.02br
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00 I think this has some hypothetical meaning too.0-
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0 Yes, you are correct. Both below are hypothetical conditionals. 02br
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00If I had the money right now, I would buy a new car.02br
00If I had had the money 10 years ago, I would have bought a new car.02br
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