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Manyquestions Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Second and Third Conditional senteces

My friend tells me to meet him at a party that starts at 6PM

I reply -

I would totally be there if I hadn't already made plans for dinner.

OR

I would totally be there if I didn't already made plans for dinner.

Are both sentences okay?
  

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The first is the correct conditional structure. I wouldn't use 'totally' there, but I gather that some people do use it in that way. In the second sentence, 'didn't ...

— Fivejedjon

  • The first is the correct conditional structure.
  • I wouldn't use 'totally' there, but I gather that some people do use it in that way.
  • In the second sentence, 'didn't ...
  • made' is not possible.
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The first is the correct conditional structure. I wouldn't use 'totally' there, but I gather that some people do use it in that way.

In the second sentence, 'didn't ... made' is not possible.
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I'm sorry, that was a typo... I meant to say:

I would totally be there if I didn't already make plans for dinner.

Are both sentences now acceptable?

And is there a difference between the two sentences?
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Manyquestions would totally be there if I didn't already make plans for dinner.
That is not correct. The plans have already been made. The past counterfactual situation of their not having been made requires a past perfect.
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