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Hotmale Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

'If he did it, it wasn't right, obviously.

Hello,

I'd like to ask you about the sentence: "If he did it, it wasn't right, obviously"

I don't understand this structure. Why is "wasn't right" used and not "wouldn't be right"? I was told that in the second conditional, "if" is followed by past simple and then by "would" or a modal verb plus the infinitive.

Does it mean that this sentence is incorrect?

Thank you
  

Top answer

Mixed conditionals are very common in English. Hotmale Does it mean that this sentence is incorrect? No, it doesn't.

— Teechr

  • Mixed conditionals are very common in English.
  • Hotmale Does it mean that this sentence is incorrect?
  • No, it doesn't.
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Mixed conditionals are very common in English.
HotmaleDoes it mean that this sentence is incorrect?
No, it doesn't.
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HotmaleI'd like to ask you about the sentence: "If he did it, it wasn't right, obviously"
I'm a non-native and for me that sentence is ambiguous. In my opinion the if-clause may be interpreted as a subordinate clause in the type-2 conditional or as a one expressing an opinion. If it means the former, then we are talking about an 'unreal' event (situatio
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Thank you. What does it mean then?
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Anonymous HotmaleI'd like to ask you about the sentence: "If he did it, it wasn't right, obviously"I'm a non-native and for me that sentence is ambiguous. In my opinion the if-clause may be interpreted as a subordinate clause in the type-2 conditional or as a one expressing an opinion. If it means the former, then we are talking about an 'unreal' event (situation); if it
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