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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Please help me.
A: If I had been watching TV for eight hours, it would be hot now.
B: If I had washed my hands, they would be clean.(meaning they aren't clean)
C: if I had washed my hands, they would have been clean.(meaning they weren't clean)
D: If I had been watching TV for eight hours, it would have been hot.(meaning it wasn't hot)
E: If it hadn't been raining, we would have gone to party.(meaning it was raining)
Are all of these sentences correct?
B: If I had washed my hands, they would be clean.(meaning they aren't clean)
C: if I had washed my hands, they would have been clean.(meaning they weren't clean)
D: If I had been watching TV for eight hours, it would have been hot.(meaning it wasn't hot)
E: If it hadn't been raining, we would have gone to party.(meaning it was raining)
Are all of these sentences correct?
Top answer
C , D and E are correct.
- C , D and E are correct.
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I don't like A, because it is meant to refer to the TV, but the way the sentence is constructed is such that it should refer to watching TV.
If I had been watching TV for eight hours, watching TV would be hot now. (not what you meant)
If I had been watching TV for eight hours, the TV would be hot now. (Better)
If I had been watching TV for eight hours, watching TV would be hot now. (not what you meant)
If I had been watching TV for eight hours, the TV would be hot now. (Better)
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Could you say, what conditional structure does the B match please?
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khoshtip Could you say, what conditional structure does the B match please?Mixed conditional. The condition (counterfactual) is in the third conditional; the result (main clause) is in the second conditional.
This is the pattern we use when we imagine a condition in the past that didn't actually happen and link it to a situation in the present whic
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Thank you so much for the great explanation, CJ. You are always the best. I was looking for you. Could you tell me what time you come to the forum. Please.
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AnonymousThank you so much for the great explanation, CJ. You are always the best. I was looking for you. Could you tell me what time you come to the forum. Please.Thanks for your vote of confidence, but I'm afraid that my schedule is quite varied, so I have no schedule at all with regard to the forum. Some days I don't come to the forum at all.
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Califjim, can I understand the sentence like this,
If I had washed my hands, they would be clean. The reality is that I haven't washed my hands so they are dirty. Am I right, CJ?
If I had washed my hands, they would be clean. The reality is that I haven't washed my hands so they are dirty. Am I right, CJ?
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