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USF Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Is it real condition in the past?
Hi guys I have a question, which was is correct? and when we want to use real condition?
I remember when I was young. I come from a big family, and I had to stand in line to get food everyday, and if you were last in line, you may not... that day.
1. eat
2.have eaten
I guess it is number 1,
but!
http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/pastconditional.html
in there, it is said that the second part of real past condition is past simple, but none is in the options.
Thanks.
I remember when I was young. I come from a big family, and I had to stand in line to get food everyday, and if you were last in line, you may not... that day.
1. eat
2.have eaten
I guess it is number 1,
but!
http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/pastconditional.html
in there, it is said that the second part of real past condition is past simple, but none is in the options.
Thanks.
Top answer
If you were last in line, you may not have eaten that day. )
- If you were last in line, you may not have eaten that day.
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If you were last in line, you may not have eaten that day. (A past hypothetical condition.)
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USFif you were last in line, you may not... that day...., you might not eat that day. ~ maybe you wouldn't eat that day
That website doesn't go into all the details. The modal construction that corresponds to "past simple" in this example is "might not eat". Your use of a modal (may) puts your example outside the range of situations
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Is it hypothetical or real?
Couldn't it be considered as a real thing?Why not?
And, what if the person is trying to explain his sort of experience.
To illustrate, I projected in my mind that he is telling a story and a background scene (he is the actor) is starving .I don't know if it does make any sense or not.
Couldn't it be considered as a real thing?Why not?
And, what if the person is trying to explain his sort of experience.
To illustrate, I projected in my mind that he is telling a story and a background scene (he is the actor) is starving .I don't know if it does make any sense or not.
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USFIs it hypothetical or real?If you don't quote something from a previous post, we don't know who you're talking to.
Are you asking me or A.S.?
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It's hypothetical the way A.S. wrote it. She even said so!
It's real the way I wrote it because I thought you wanted a 'real condition in the past'.
You can write it eit
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