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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Mixed first and second conditional

You would crush me if I hug you. - Does this mean that is likely that I'll hug them but is unlikely that they will crush me?
I could do that if you want. - How about this one?

Can I mix first and second conditional? What is its purpose?

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", means that the person you're talking to is so big and strong that he would crush you if you hugged him. "

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  • ", means that the person you're talking to is so big and strong that he would crush you if you hugged him.
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The sentence, "You would crush me if I hug you.", means that the person you're talking to is so big and strong that he would crush you if you hugged him.

The sentence, "I could do that if you want.", means if the person you're talking to asks you to do "that," then you may agree to do "that."
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