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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

should

Can we use 'should' in the first part a conditional sentence and 'would' in the sencond?
If you shoud need me, I'll be there. If you should need me, I'd be there.
Are both correct?
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4444mv If you shoud need me, I'll be there. Are both correct? No.

— CalifJim

  • 4444mv If you shoud need me, I'll be there.
  • Are both correct?
  • No.
  • Just the first.
  • The 'should' form is a variant of the first conditional.
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4444mvIf you shoud need me, I'll be there. If you should need me, I'd be there.Are both correct?
No. Just the first.

The 'should' form is a variant of the first conditional.

If you should need me, I'll be there.

The 'were to' form is a variant of the second conditional.

If you were to need me, I would be there.
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CalifJim 4444mvIf you shoud need me, I'll be there. If you should need me, I'd be there.Are both correct?No. Just the first.The 'should' form is a variant of the first conditional.If you should need me, I'll be there.The 'were to' form is a variant of the second conditional.If you were to need me, I would be there.The 'had' form is a variant of the third conditional.Had yo
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4444mvWhat do you think about this sentence?If a serious crisis should arise, the public would have to be informed of its full implications.
I would have written "will have to be informed", but the sentence doesn't seem wrong either.
4444mvAccording to the rules, this is ungrammatical.
According to the rules I am familiar wi
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CalifJimMaybe people are using "should" in the second conditional these days.
It has been around for some time in BrE. Quirk et al (1985.1093) give this example:

Should you change your mind, no one would blame you,
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