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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Second conditional or not?
Hi. Which is correct?
Q:Would you mind if I bring someone with me?
A:I would (or wouldn't) mind if you bring (brought??) someone with you.
Would you say the above two (both the question and answer) are (roughly?) the same as this? This clearly seems to be secondi conditional?
If you lost your money during one of your holiday trips, would you know what to do?
Q:Would you mind if I bring someone with me?
A:I would (or wouldn't) mind if you bring (brought??) someone with you.
Would you say the above two (both the question and answer) are (roughly?) the same as this? This clearly seems to be secondi conditional?
If you lost your money during one of your holiday trips, would you know what to do?
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Hi. Which is correct? Q:Would you mind if I bring someone with me?
- Hi.
- Which is correct?
- Q:Would you mind if I bring someone with me?
- This is a fine sentence.
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Hi. Which is correct?
Q:Would you mind if I bring someone with me? This is a fine sentence.
A:I would (or wouldn't) mind if you bring (brought??) someone with you. This is grammatically correct but not how we would phrase it. This is more complex because the structure would probably change depending if the answer is yes or no.
Q:Would you mind if I bring someone with me? This is a fine sentence.
A:I would (or wouldn't) mind if you bring (brought??) someone with you. This is grammatically correct but not how we would phrase it. This is more complex because the structure would probably change depending if the answer is yes or no.
- No, not at all. (Notice i
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Thank you. Which is correct? Are both correct?
I would (or wouldn't) mind if you bring (brought??) someone with you.
How about these? Are these conditional sentences?
1.Would you be angry if I do (did??) this?
2.I would be angry if you do (did??) this.
Having written the above, I think the if-clause should hav
I would (or wouldn't) mind if you bring (brought??) someone with you.
How about these? Are these conditional sentences?
1.Would you be angry if I do (did??) this?
2.I would be angry if you do (did??) this.
Having written the above, I think the if-clause should hav
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I wouldn't mind if you brought someone with you.-- Conditional II requires the past form in the 'if' clause. 'I would mind' is a little-used form except when used in retort.
How about these? Are these conditional sentences?-- Yes
1.Would you be angry if I did this?
2.I would be angry if you did this.
How about these? Are these conditional sentences?-- Yes
1.Would you be angry if I did this?
2.I would be angry if you did this.
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