If I hadn't been in the country, I wouldn't be able to attend your wedding tomorrow
1. If I hadn't been in the country, I wouldn't have been able to attend your wedding tomorrow.
2. If I hadn't been in the country, I wouldn't be able to attend your wedding tomorrow.
Hi. The first is a type 3 condition and the second is a mixed 2/3 conditional. Can we call both of the two bold parts counterfactual (contrary to a future situation) so in terms of their counterfactuality there is no difference between 1 and 2?
Thank you.
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Can we call both of the two bold parts counterfactual (contrary to a future situation)? No we cannot call both of the two bold parts contrary to a future situation. --- If I hadn't been in the country, I wouldn't be able to attend your wedding tomorrow.
- Can we call both of the two bold parts counterfactual (contrary to a future situation)?
- No we cannot call both of the two bold parts contrary to a future situation.
- --- If I hadn't been in the country, I wouldn't be able to attend your wedding tomorrow.
- (incorrect) If I weren't in the country, I wouldn't be able to attend your wedding tomorrow.
- 2nd conditional (correct)
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Can we call both of the two bold parts counterfactual (contrary to a future situation)?
No we cannot call both of the two bold parts contrary to a future situation.
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If I hadn't been in the country, I wouldn't be able to attend your wedding tomorrow. (incorrect)
If I weren't in the country, I wouldn't be able to attend your wedding tomorrow. 2nd conditi
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