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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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is the meaning of the second sentence the same of the first one? Is it correct?
If she had been paying more attention she wouldn't have flunked.
If she were paying more attention she wouldn't have flunked.
If she were paying more attention she wouldn't have flunked.
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Only the first sentence is correct. In conditional sentences, the simple past is actually used to talk about present or future unreal or unlikely situations: If she were paying more attention in school, she would be getting good grades. If she paid more attention in school, she would get better grades.
- Only the first sentence is correct.
- In conditional sentences, the simple past is actually used to talk about present or future unreal or unlikely situations: If she were paying more attention in school, she would be getting good grades.
- If she paid more attention in school, she would get better grades.
- If I got sick tomorrow, I wouldn’t go to school.
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Only the first sentence is correct. In conditional sentences, the simple past is actually used to talk about present or future unreal or unlikely situations: If she were paying more attention in school, she would be getting good grades. If she paid more attention in school, she would get better grades. If I got sick tomorrow, I wouldn’t go to school.
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