Sentence correct

AnonymousWhich of these is the correct one?

Neither. The accepted spelling is 'da Vinci'.

If da Vinci were alive today, this is how he would have drawn his famous Vitruvian man.
If da Vinci were alive today, this is how he would draw his famous Vitruvian man.

AnonymousWhich of these is th

Thanks.

Mister Micawberit depends on whether he had drawn it yet—were he now alive.

What do you mean by that. I just want to say that this is how he would draw it in the present life.

Mister Micawberf da Vinci were alive today, this is how he would have drawn his famous Vitruvian man

I thought that the first clause of this sen

Anonymous. I just want to say that this is how he would draw it in the present life.

Yes, but before or after he appears in the present—that is what I mean.

AnonymousI thought that the first clause of this sentence was wrong

No, it's fine.

AnonymousDoesn't it have to start by: If he had been alive tod

Oh, I see. So the first one is a mixed conditional, right? I have to familiarize myself with them. I did not know they were possible!

Mister MicawberYes, but before or after he appears in the present—that is what I mean.

Is this the sentence that indicates he has drawn it: If da Vinci were alive today, this is how he would have drawn his....
And the second

AnonymousIs what I said correct?

If he were alive he has not drawn it yet, but he will.

Mister MicawberIf he were alive he has not drawn it yet, but he will.

That one sounds most unnatural to me. 'If he were alive today' expresses present irrealis - he is not alive - and so sits unhappily with 'he has not drawn it yet' which suggests the real possibility of of his being alive

Mister MicawberIf da Vinci were alive today, this is how he would have drawn his famous Vitruvian man.If da Vinci were alive today, this is how he would draw his famous Vitruvian man.

Mister MicawberThey are both fine; it depends on whether he had drawn it yet—were he now alive.

Since both are fine, which of the two sentenc

fivejedjonThat one sounds most unnatural to me.

Just a mixed conditional.

AnonymousSince both are fine, which of the two sentences shows that he had drawn it if he were alive, as you said?

The first one.

AnonymousAnd what does the other one suggest?

He hasn't drawn it yet, though he has come alive.

Mister MicawberJust a mixed conditional.

We don't normally have a mixed (first and second) conditional. That is mixing an unreal with a real. I'm afraid I don't see how it works. The normal mixed conditional involves an unreal past with an unreal present:

If I had not been given a visa, I would not be here.