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third conditional

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00I think I just discovered that you can use the idea of past event and present result by using the type 3 conditional. Is that true? It is not limited to the idea of a past event and past result??02br
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00If he hadn't sprinted to catch the robber, he wouldn't have injured and died.02br
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00If he had taken the medicine as his mom told him to, he would have gotten well by now. 0-
  

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02br 01b 00I don't think so. The result appeared in the past, though it may continue to endure until now. 02b 0-

  • 02br 01b 00I don't think so.
  • The result appeared in the past, though it may continue to endure until now.
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0 .02br
01b00I don't think so. The result appeared in the past, though it may continue to endure until now. You are looking at past event, past result, and by implication, present condition:02b02br
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00If he hadn't sprinted to catch the robber, he wouldn't have 01b00been02b00 injured and died.-- 01b00He died be

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