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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Hypothetical "if"
I saw these two following sentences in a text book, and I have some questions about them.
1) Would you have told me the answer if you knew it?
Shouldn't it be:
Would you have told me the answer if you had known it?
2) He would have worked if he weren't tired.
Shouldn't it be:
He would have worked if you had not been tired?
Is this some kind of informal way to express the type III hypthetical "if"?
Thank you.
1) Would you have told me the answer if you knew it?
Shouldn't it be:
Would you have told me the answer if you had known it?
2) He would have worked if he weren't tired.
Shouldn't it be:
He would have worked if you had not been tired?
Is this some kind of informal way to express the type III hypthetical "if"?
Thank you.
Top answer
You're right; very informal-- whoever uses it is unfamiliar with the term 'type III', I am sure.
- You're right; very informal-- whoever uses it is unfamiliar with the term 'type III', I am sure.
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You're right; very informal-- whoever uses it is unfamiliar with the term 'type III', I am sure.
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