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Subash2008 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

If I had

Could you please check the below sentences?
1.If we had a car ,we could travel more.
2.If We have a care.We can travel more.
are both the sentences grammatically correct and the same meaning?
3.If I had nothing to do,I was/would be bored.
4.I dont know anything about cars.If the car broke down I didn't/wouldn't know what to do.

Thank you
Subash.S
  

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Type 1: If he runs he will get there in time. (Probable) Type 2: If I lived near my office I would be in time for work (But I don't live near my office) Type 3: If I had known that you were coming I would have met you at the airport. (But I didn't know, so I didn't go to the airport)

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  • Type 1: If he runs he will get there in time.
  • (Probable) Type 2: If I lived near my office I would be in time for work (But I don't live near my office) Type 3: If I had known that you were coming I would have met you at the airport.
  • (But I didn't know, so I didn't go to the airport)
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Type 1: If he runs he will get there in time. (Probable)
Type 2: If I lived near my office I would be in time for work (But I don't live near my office)
Type 3: If I had known that you were coming I would have met you at the airport. (But I didn't know, so I didn't go to the airport)
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Variations:
If you want to lose weight you must/should eat less bread.
If you want to lose weight you had better eat less bread.
If you want to lose weigh eat less bread.
If you are looking for Peter you will find him upstairs.
If you have finished dinner I'll ask the waiter for the bill.
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1.If we had a car ,we could travel more.
Note the position of the comma.
If we had a car, we could travel more.

2.If We have a care.We can travel more.
If we have a car, we can travel more.
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Thank you very much for your time and kind reply. I really appreciate your patience.
Could you please explain me why was and didn't are not suitable for the 3rd and 4th sentences respectively?

Regards
Subash.S
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subash2008Could you please explain me why was and didn't are not suitable for the 3rd and 4th sentences respectively?
It's a special grammatical pattern that is used for if statements.

If [past tense] ..., ... would ....


If I had nothing to do, I would be bored.
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The pattern "if + past tense, ..past tense" can be used when you're talking about past, factual events. For example, it's possible to say

If he had nothing to do, he was bored. (at this point we can't verify whether he had nothing to do in the past, but if he did, he was bored)
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For eg: If he had the money,he would buy a car.
In this sentence had is not past.Am I right? He doesn't have enough money now, so he can't buy a car.

Thanks
Subash.S
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subash2008For eg: If he had the money,he would buy a car.In this sentence had is not past.Am I right? He doesn't have enough money now, so he can't buy a car.ThanksSubash.S
Right.
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subash2008In this sentence had is not past.Am I right?
Yes and no. It is past in form, but imagined present or future in meaning.

CJ
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CalifJim imagined present or future in meaning.
How do we know if it's imagined present or future?
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