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Henry74 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Mixed conditionals

Hello,

Consider the following

a) If I hadn't lost all my money, I would go to Greece with you next summer.
b) If I hadn't lost all my money, I would have gone to Greece with you next summer.

Could you please tell me whether b) is possible in English? I thought I had a hang of these, but I'm starting to get confused again.

Thank you for your help
H.
  

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Henry74 Could you please tell me whether b) is possible in English? It isn’t. The conditional perfect ( would have gone ) can refer only to past situations, and next summer is not in the past.

— RandomGuy

  • Henry74 Could you please tell me whether b) is possible in English?
  • It isn’t.
  • The conditional perfect ( would have gone ) can refer only to past situations, and next summer is not in the past.
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Henry74Could you please tell me whether b) is possible in English?
It isn’t. The conditional perfect (would have gone) can refer only to past situations, and next summer is not in the past.
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Thank you AsparaGus.
That's how I thought I remembered it, but then my lack of practice sometimes makes me question my judgement.

H.
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