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Adviseeker Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
sorry, I urgently need an advice from someone, thx soooo much!
Dear lifesavers,
May I seek your advice on whether the following conditional sentence (3rd conditional) is written correctly?
Many, many thanks for your help!
If you hadn't found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while we're playing happily in France.
Would anyone kindly help correct it if the structure is used wrongly in it? Thx, everyone!
May I seek your advice on whether the following conditional sentence (3rd conditional) is written correctly?
Many, many thanks for your help!
If you hadn't found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while we're playing happily in France.
Would anyone kindly help correct it if the structure is used wrongly in it? Thx, everyone!
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Sounds right to me Cheers
- Sounds right to me Cheers
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Sure, tenses are fine, it was urgent, no? The pattern is perfect.
There you were to pick up the article. Good for the forum...
There you were to pick up the article. Good for the forum...
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Hi guys,
If you hadn't found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while we're playing happily in France.
Would anyone kindly help correct it if the structure is used wrongly in it?
To me, the whole underlined part needs to be 'past hypothetical'.
ie If you hadn't found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while we are were
If you hadn't found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while we're playing happily in France.
Would anyone kindly help correct it if the structure is used wrongly in it?
To me, the whole underlined part needs to be 'past hypothetical'.
ie If you hadn't found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while we
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CliveOf course! I read we're as
To me, the whole underlined part needs to be 'past hypothetical'.
ie If you hadn't found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while wearewere playing happily in France.
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Thanks sooo much, Planet Hopper! =]
However, I wonder which "verb to be" is correct:
" If you had not found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while we ( are / were / would be) playing in France.
Thanks for advising again!
However, I wonder which "verb to be" is correct:
" If you had not found your passport, you would have been staying in UK while we ( are / were / would be) playing in France.
Thanks for advising again!
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Hi,
The omission of the before UK captured my attention. Why do you leave it out, Clive?
The error had already been pointed out, so I didn't concern myself with it.
Clive
The omission of the before UK captured my attention. Why do you leave it out, Clive?
The error had already been pointed out, so I didn't concern myself with it.
Clive
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Am sooo glad to hear several advice from you, Clive, Cool Breeze and Planet Hopper! Many, many thanks for taking the time to advise, guys! G'day to you all! itsadviseeker 
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" If you had not found your passport, you would have been staying in the UK while we ( are / were / would be) playing in France.
This kind of pattern is tricky, present continuous could be possible. I can't think of a context where 'would be' would fit.
Let's change polarity. Two people are talking on the phone France-Britain
If you had found your passport (which
This kind of pattern is tricky, present continuous could be possible. I can't think of a context where 'would be' would fit.
Let's change polarity. Two people are talking on the phone France-Britain
If you had found your passport (which
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