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Penicillin Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Question about conditional clauses
Hello
I didn't know what the exact difference between second & third condition clause is.
Look at these sentences:
- If I worked hard, I would be so rich.
- If I had worked hard, I would have been so rich.
What's the difference between both of them?
Thanks
I didn't know what the exact difference between second & third condition clause is.
Look at these sentences:
- If I worked hard, I would be so rich.
- If I had worked hard, I would have been so rich.
What's the difference between both of them?
Thanks
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Hi, I didn't know what the exact difference between second & third condition clause is. Look at these sentences: - If I worked hard, I would be so rich. You are talking about the present and/or future.
- Hi, I didn't know what the exact difference between second & third condition clause is.
- Look at these sentences: - If I worked hard, I would be so rich.
- You are talking about the present and/or future.
- Because you used the second conditional and not the first (If I work hard, I will be so rich ), it sounds like you are not going to work hard.
- - If I had worked hard, I would have been so rich.
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Hi,
I didn't know what the exact difference between second & third condition clause is.
Look at these sentences:
- If I worked hard, I would be so rich. You are talking about the present and/or future. Because you used the second conditional and not the first (If I work hard, I will
I didn't know what the exact difference between second & third condition clause is.
Look at these sentences:
- If I worked hard, I would be so rich. You are talking about the present and/or future. Because you used the second conditional and not the first (If I work hard, I will
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I need more info please, I couldn't figure out the differnece.
What's the difference:
- Poor man! If he drove more carefully, he wouldn't be injured.
- Poor man! If he had driven more carefully, he wouldn't have been injured.
Thanks
What's the difference:
- Poor man! If he drove more carefully, he wouldn't be injured.
- Poor man! If he had driven more carefully, he wouldn't have been injured.
Thanks
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Hi,
I need more info please, I couldn't figure out the differnece.
What's the difference:
- Poor man! If he drove more carefully, he wouldn't be injured. His everyday habit is to drive in a way that is not very careful. He is injured now (because the speaker says 'Poor man!').
I need more info please, I couldn't figure out the differnece.
What's the difference:
- Poor man! If he drove more carefully, he wouldn't be injured. His everyday habit is to drive in a way that is not very careful. He is injured now (because the speaker says 'Poor man!').
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