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Chineselindsay Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
How to clarify these two sentences?
Dear teachers,
How to clarify these two sentences?
If it had been fine that day, we would have gong fishing.
We could (might) have gong fishing if it had been fine that day.
Do they have a same meaning?
Thank you in advance.
Lindsay ^_^
How to clarify these two sentences?
If it had been fine that day, we would have gong fishing.
We could (might) have gong fishing if it had been fine that day.
Do they have a same meaning?
Thank you in advance.
Lindsay ^_^
Top answer
If it had been fine that day, we would have gone fishing (= We would have gone fishing if it had been fine that day) We could/might have gone fishing if it had been fine that day ( = If it had been fine that day, w e could/might have gone fishing) The meanings are not the same, Lindsay. Might = maybe Could = ability, possibility Would = surety.
- If it had been fine that day, we would have gone fishing (= We would have gone fishing if it had been fine that day) We could/might have gone fishing if it had been fine that day ( = If it had been fine that day, w e could/might have gone fishing) The meanings are not the same, Lindsay.
- Might = maybe Could = ability, possibility Would = surety.
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If it had been fine that day, we would have gone fishing (= We would have gone fishing if it had been fine that day)
We could/might have gone fishing if it had been fine that day ( =If it had been fine that day, we could/might have gone fishing)
The meanings are not the same, Lindsay.
Mi
If it had been fine that day, we would have gone fishing (= We would have gone fishing if it had been fine that day)
We could/might have gone fishing if it had been fine that day ( =If it had been fine that day, we could/might have gone fishing)
The meanings are not the same, Lindsay.
Mi
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Thank you Mister Micawber . ^_^
so the first sentence means they are already have gone fishing and the second one means we have gone fishing or maybe haven't, right?
so the first sentence means they are already have gone fishing and the second one means we have gone fishing or maybe haven't, right?
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Not at all. They are both past tense sentences stating the possibility/probability of something which did not happen. No one went fishing.
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Not at all. They are both past tense sentences stating the possibility/probability of something which did not happen. No one went fishing.
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