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Bamtori Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is this grammatically correct?
Teachers, is this grammatically correct? Is it a mixed conditional?
If he was going to do something crazy, he would've done it by now.
I suppose the IF conditional of the above is the future unreal conditional, or would it be just a real past conditional? Please help!!! Thanks so much!
If he was going to do something crazy, he would've done it by now.
I suppose the IF conditional of the above is the future unreal conditional, or would it be just a real past conditional? Please help!!! Thanks so much!
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Bamtori, I am not sure which conditional it is, if any, but the sentence seems grammatically correct to me besides that. Though, "would've" is not technically a proper word. -Ruru
- Bamtori, I am not sure which conditional it is, if any, but the sentence seems grammatically correct to me besides that.
- Though, "would've" is not technically a proper word.
- -Ruru
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Bamtori,
I am not sure which conditional it is, if any, but the sentence seems grammatically correct to me besides that. Though, "would've" is not technically a proper word.
-Ruru
I am not sure which conditional it is, if any, but the sentence seems grammatically correct to me besides that. Though, "would've" is not technically a proper word.
-Ruru
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Thanks so much for your explanation Ruru! Please see below an example of the Future Unreal Conditional:
ex)If I were going to go to Fiji next week, I would be taking my scuba diving gear with me.
This suggests that "I am not going to go to Fiji and I am not going to take my scuba gear with me."
Then does that sentence, "If he was(were?) going to do somethi
ex)If I were going to go to Fiji next week, I would be taking my scuba diving gear with me.
This suggests that "I am not going to go to Fiji and I am not going to take my scuba gear with me."
Then does that sentence, "If he was(were?) going to do somethi
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the verb to be in if form still the same even pronoun change, for example:
if I were you
if he were you
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.
.
so on
The same thing to Have, examples:
if I have a car.....
if he have a car....
if I were you
if he were you
.
.
.
so on
The same thing to Have, examples:
if I have a car.....
if he have a car....
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Going by your explanation of the future unreal conditional I would have to say that the sentence is a future unreal conditional. And is grammatically correct.
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If he were going to do something crazy, he would have done it by now.
were is the appropriate verb for the subjunctive
Check http://www.ceafinney.com/subjunctive/examples.html
was is the pas
were is the appropriate verb for the subjunctive
Check http://www.ceafinney.com/subjunctive/examples.html
was is the pas
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