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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Seond third conditional
If she were here, I'd be talking to her.
If she were here, I'd talk to her.
If I were there, you'd just have to scream my name.
If I were there, you'd just have to be screaming my name.
If I'd been there, I would've been talking to her.
If I'd been there, I would've talked to her.
What does "to be + verb+ing"change in such cases? Does it imply the present? Does it have to do something with a duration?
If she were here, I'd talk to her.
If I were there, you'd just have to scream my name.
If I were there, you'd just have to be screaming my name.
If I'd been there, I would've been talking to her.
If I'd been there, I would've talked to her.
What does "to be + verb+ing"change in such cases? Does it imply the present? Does it have to do something with a duration?
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I'll leave the technicalities to others and give just my meaning interpretation:
1) If she were here, I'd be talking to her right now.
If she were here, I'd talk to her sometime.
Same with 3 - specific time vs. vague, I suppose.
3) If I'd been there, I would've been talking to her when the bomb exploded.
If I'd been there, I would've talked to her b
1) If she were here, I'd be talking to her right now.
If she were here, I'd talk to her sometime.
Same with 3 - specific time vs. vague, I suppose.
3) If I'd been there, I would've been talking to her when the bomb exploded.
If I'd been there, I would've talked to her b
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