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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Question regarding mixed conditionals
If I had been fired, I would need some money.
The above sentence can have two meanings :
1. I have not been fired and I don't need money.
2. I have not been fired and I will not need money.
In such mixed conditional sentences how can we know whether the main clause is referring to the present or the past ?
The above sentence can have two meanings :
1. I have not been fired and I don't need money.
2. I have not been fired and I will not need money.
In such mixed conditional sentences how can we know whether the main clause is referring to the present or the past ?
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Anonymous In such mixed conditional sentences how can we know whether the main clause is referring to the present or the past ? You mean the present or the future, right?
- Anonymous In such mixed conditional sentences how can we know whether the main clause is referring to the present or the past ?
- You mean the present or the future, right?
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AnonymousIn such mixed conditional sentences how can we know whether the main clause is referring to the present or the past ?You mean the present or the future, right?
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If Darren hadn't wasted his Christmas bonus gambling in Las Vegas, he would go to Mexico with us next month.
But Darren wasted his Christmas bonus gambling in Las Vegas and he won't go to Mexico with us next month.
I read this example and its explanation on a site. Here they have used 'would+verb' in the main clause to refer to the future. So why can't the original sentence mean
But Darren wasted his Christmas bonus gambling in Las Vegas and he won't go to Mexico with us next month.
I read this example and its explanation on a site. Here they have used 'would+verb' in the main clause to refer to the future. So why can't the original sentence mean
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