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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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mixed conditional

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00"If I were taller I would have been selected for the team"02br
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02br 02br 00#1 takes the if-clause from a type II conditional and the main clause from a type III conditional. Since tallness relates to a state, rather than an action, we can think of it as:02br 02br 001. 02br 02br 00MrP0-

— MrPedantic

  • 02br 02br 00#1 takes the if-clause from a type II conditional and the main clause from a type III conditional.
  • Since tallness relates to a state, rather than an action, we can think of it as:02br 02br 001.
  • 02br 02br 00MrP0-
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0Hello Anon,02br
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00Both seem fine to me.02br
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00#1 takes the if-clause from a type II conditional and the main clause from a type III conditional. Since tallness relates to a state, rather than an action, we can think of it as:02br
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001. If I were taller 01i00now02i00, I would have been taller 01i
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0 I know what you mean, but I'm practising mixed conditionals and I want to be sure if I understand them all correctly.02br
00I have a few more. If you could help me with these:02br
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001) If you had woken me up, I wouldn't be late for my appointment. (I can't say "If you woke me up, I wouldn't be late", can I?)02br
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002) If she was qual
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0Hello Anon,02br
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001. If you had woken me up, I wouldn't be late for my appointment. (I can't say "If you woke me up, I wouldn't be late", can I?)02br
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00— You're right: "if X had happened 01i00then02i00, Y wouldn't be the case 01i00now02i00."02br
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002) If she was qualified, She
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0 Thanks MrP. I'm not sure if I understand the second example. Does were (instead of was) make such a difference?02br
00 Can't I say " If she was qualified, she would've got the job." with the same meaning as you wrote01blockquote
01cite10MrPedantic12cite10 — i.e. if she were qualified 11i10now12i10, she would have
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0Hello Anon,02br
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00It is a little confusing. It may be easier if we start with a standard type II conditional:02br
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001. If he were the man who committed the crime, the police would arrest him.02br
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00This presents a hypothesis: A, if true, would imply B.02br
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00Many people use "was" in this structur
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0I didn't know that. Yes, its clear now. It's just this 'backshifting' that doesn't really exist in my language so I get easily confused 05000 Thanks MrP.010id1
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