Aya Ibrahim Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
if claues
when if have the clause ( would+inf+gerund) in the second tense
as example:
if i'd listened to my mother, i wouldn't be working at this job.
can you explain??
as example:
if i'd listened to my mother, i wouldn't be working at this job.
can you explain??
Top answer
could if has a second clause contain (would + gerund ) in the third condition??
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could if has a second clause contain (would + gerund ) in the third condition??
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If I'd listened to my mother, I wouldn't be working at this job.
Remember the rules of capitalization.
The verb phrase "would be working" is the progressive form with a modal auxiliary (would).
Working is not a gerund (noun) here.
Here are other progressive forms: Note that the future progressive uses the auxiliary "will."
I am working
Remember the rules of capitalization.
The verb phrase "would be working" is the progressive form with a modal auxiliary (would).
Working is not a gerund (noun) here.
Here are other progressive forms: Note that the future progressive uses the auxiliary "will."
I am working
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YØ?ä ßäskôtaif i'd listened to my mother, i wouldn't be working at this job.If I had listened to my mother (in the past), I would not be working at this job (now).
This is a typical mixed conditional. The if-clause makes reference to a past situation, and the consequent clause makes reference to a present situation.
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would + infinitive (be) + gerund ( working) as in the example
anyway thank you Jim
anyway thank you Jim
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