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Dariuchcha Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
If + will/would, need your help
Could you kindly help me find a rule for this grammatical construction 'If I would've known, I could've helped you'? It sounds incorrect at first sight, but I know that I've seen this rare rule earlier, just cannot find it now
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dariuchcha 'If I would've known, I could've helped you' It sounds incorrect at first sight It is incorrect. It is a fairly common error -- one of several ways in which the third conditional pattern is mangled by native speakers and non-natives alike. " (or, contracted, "If I'd known").
- dariuchcha 'If I would've known, I could've helped you' It sounds incorrect at first sight It is incorrect.
- It is a fairly common error -- one of several ways in which the third conditional pattern is mangled by native speakers and non-natives alike.
- " (or, contracted, "If I'd known").
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dariuchcha'If I would've known, I could've helped you'
It sounds incorrect at first sight
It is incorrect. It is a fairly common error -- one of several ways in which the third conditional pattern is mangled by native speakers and non-natives alike. It should be "If I had known, ..." (or, contracted, "If I'd known").
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