PAST tense meaning PRESENT
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Is this kind of structure possible?
IF CLAUSE is past tense meaning PRESENT.
1. If he were a doctor, he must have studied hard.
? meaning, If he is a doctor, he must have studied hard.
2. If she were working there, she must have prepared well to get into that company.
? meaning, If she is working ....
3. If they could do it, they would have studied very hard to be in that status.
? meaning, If they can do it...
4. If she knew it, she could have had some tips from her friends.
? meaning, If she knows it, ...............
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It is not the past tense. It is the subjunctive mood which carries the meaning that the condition is not true. This is the structure of the second conditional - If I were you, I wouldn't bet all my money on the lottery.
- It is not the past tense.
- It is the subjunctive mood which carries the meaning that the condition is not true.
- This is the structure of the second conditional - If I were you, I wouldn't bet all my money on the lottery.
- Your chances of winning are one in a billion.
- ) Most of your sentences are not proper English.
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It is not the past tense. It is the subjunctive mood which carries the meaning that the condition is not true. This is the structure of the second conditional -
If I were you, I wouldn't bet all my money on the lottery. Your chances of winning are one in a billion.
(I am not you!)
Most of your sentences are not proper English. Where did you find them?
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