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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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Twenty years ago, it wouldn't have been a big problem if a junior high school teacher slapped a student's face.

Twenty years ago, it wouldn't be a big problem if a junior high school teacher slapped a student's face.

Twenty years ago, it wouldn't have been a big problem if a junior high school teacher had slapped a student's face.

Are my sentences correct and do they carry the same meaning?

Is the first sentence a mixed conditional?

Thanks
LiJ
  

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Twenty years ago, that it wouldn't have been a big problem if a junior high school teacher slapped a student's face. slapped as a substitute for had slapped. Mixed conditional.

— CalifJim

  • Twenty years ago, that it wouldn't have been a big problem if a junior high school teacher slapped a student's face.
  • slapped as a substitute for had slapped.
  • Mixed conditional.
  • Twenty years ago, that it wouldn't be a big problem if a junior high school teacher slapped a student's face.
  • Past habitual.
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Twenty years ago, that it wouldn't have been a big problem if a junior high school teacher slapped a student's face. slapped as a substitute for had slapped. Mixed conditional.


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Got it! Thanks, CJ. Emotion: smile

By the way, I amemded my sentences before you did. There's time-lag.
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There's time-lag.
Oops! Well, that's because we're in different time zones, right? Emotion: wink

CJ
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Yes, we're in the differenct time zone, but this may happen even if we're in the same tme zone. Just atfer I posted my amendment, I found your post. In this case, can I call this 'time-lag'. It's a matter of when we were writing and posted, I suppose.
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Yes. I know that time zones have nothing to do with it. I was just teasing! Emotion: smile

CJ
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