If... would
What are the tense combinations we can find in a if,,,would construction?
If he were tall, he would be more popular.
If he was tall, he would be more popular.
If he were tall, he would have been more popular.
If he was tall, he would have been more popular.
If he is tall, he would be more popular.
If he is tall, he would have been more popular.
I think the last 2 are incorrect, what are other possibilities?
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onelook tense combinations IF past , WOULD .... ["second conditional"] IF HAD ... ( past perfect ), WOULD HAVE ....
- onelook tense combinations IF past , WOULD ....
- ["second conditional"] IF HAD ...
- ( past perfect ), WOULD HAVE ....
- ["third conditional"] Less often: IF HAD ...
- (past perfect), WOULD ....
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onelooktense combinations
IF past, WOULD .... ["second conditional"]
IF HAD ... (past perfect), WOULD HAVE .... ["third conditional"]
Less often:
IF HAD ... (past perfect), WOULD .... ["mixed conditional"]
If he were tall, he would be more popular. OK.
If he was tall,
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