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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

The third conditional

If she had studied, she would have passed the exam. - This is the original sentence. But what if I omit HAD? Does that change anything?
  

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But what if I omit HAD? Does that change anything? — It then indicates that she never studies.

— Mister Micawber

  • But what if I omit HAD?
  • Does that change anything?
  • — It then indicates that she never studies.
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But what if I omit HAD? Does that change anything?— It then indicates that she never studies.
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So that'd be something like the zero conditional, except the fact that can't be TZD. Can you explain this to me?
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It is just a mixed conditional: the first clause is 2nd and the second clause is 3rd.
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So, does this sentence make sense? If she studied, she WOULD HAVE passed the exam.
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it's only a little strange, i think, because 'if she studied' is a general statement, like "if she studied at all/throughout her life", yet it's about 'the' specific exam
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