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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Subjunctive?
Hi folks,
I'm a native English speaker struggling with the subjunctive tense in Italian. I encountered this sentence in my textbook: "If we found a restaurant, we would eat." Is this correct English?
It seems correct to say either "If we find a restaurant, we will eat" (hypothetical, likely) or "If we had found a restaurant, we would have eaten" (hypothetical, contrary to fact), but otherwise?
Thanks for your help.
Ken
I'm a native English speaker struggling with the subjunctive tense in Italian. I encountered this sentence in my textbook: "If we found a restaurant, we would eat." Is this correct English?
It seems correct to say either "If we find a restaurant, we will eat" (hypothetical, likely) or "If we had found a restaurant, we would have eaten" (hypothetical, contrary to fact), but otherwise?
Thanks for your help.
Ken
Top answer
Yes, it is correct. If we found a restaurant, we would eat. (conditional II) Your example suggests that you don't expect to find a restaurant.
- Yes, it is correct.
- If we found a restaurant, we would eat.
- (conditional II) Your example suggests that you don't expect to find a restaurant.
- If we find a restaurant, we will eat.
- (conditional I == it's likely that you'll find a restaurant)
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Yes, it is correct.
If we found a restaurant, we would eat. (conditional II)
Your example suggests that you don't expect to find a restaurant.
If we find a restaurant, we will eat. (conditional I == it's likely that you'll find a restaurant)
If we found a restaurant, we would eat. (conditional II)
Your example suggests that you don't expect to find a restaurant.
If we find a restaurant, we will eat. (conditional I == it's likely that you'll find a restaurant)
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