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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Presenting grammatical structures
Hi!
I'm doing the i-to-i online tefl course but am stuck on this one question!
What are the grammar structures of the highlighted sections?
If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun.
For example, the kind of answering I'm looking for would follow this pattern:
I've been to New York. = This is the present perfect structure and in this instance it is being used to talk about an experience at an indefinite time in the past.
Thanks for your help!
I'm doing the i-to-i online tefl course but am stuck on this one question!
What are the grammar structures of the highlighted sections?
If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun.
For example, the kind of answering I'm looking for would follow this pattern:
I've been to New York. = This is the present perfect structure and in this instance it is being used to talk about an experience at an indefinite time in the past.
Thanks for your help!
Top answer
Hi, If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun. = This is a conditional clause and in this instance, it is being used to talk about something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen. In this sort of conditional clause, you use the past perfect tense.
- Hi, If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun.
- = This is a conditional clause and in this instance, it is being used to talk about something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen.
- In this sort of conditional clause, you use the past perfect tense.
- you are quite demanding, aren't you?
- Anyway, good luck with the lesson.
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Hi,
If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun. = This is a conditional clause and in this instance, it is being used to talk about something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen. In this sort of conditional clause, you use the past perfect tense.
If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun. = This is a conditional clause and in this instance, it is being used to talk about something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen. In this sort of conditional clause, you use the past perfect tense.
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PeaceblinkfriendHi,
If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun. = This is a conditional clause and in this instance, it is being used to talk about something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen. In this sort of conditional clause,
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Hi Cool Breeze,
I think I see what you mean but 'something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen', in that case, that something could be the fact that I did not go to Cancun', right?
Best wishes,
PBF
I think I see what you mean but 'something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen', in that case, that something could be the fact that I did not go to Cancun', right?
Best wishes,
PBF
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The hypothesis is only about passing the exam. Going to Cancun definitely took place.
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Hi Marius Hancu,
I do understand that 'I' did in fact went to Cancun. I was just wondering if the way I defined the grammar sturctures of that conditional sentence is valid.
Thank you again.
Best wishes,
PBF
I do understand that 'I' did in fact went to Cancun. I was just wondering if the way I defined the grammar sturctures of that conditional sentence is valid.
Thank you again.
Best wishes,
PBF
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Hi PBF
In this case, it might have been clearer to say that theoretically I could have failed the exam (in the past), but in fact I didn't fail the exam. The past fact is that I passed the exam.
In this case, it might have been clearer to say that theoretically I could have failed the exam (in the past), but in fact I didn't fail the exam. The past fact is that I passed the exam.
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Yeah, you are probably right. In fact, I agree that yours better. Thank you for pointing that out, Yankee. 
Best wishes,
Best wishes,
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In this case it's clear that the person in question did in fact go to Cancun because 'wouldn't have' is used. It's a conditional sentence but we're already aware of the result.
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