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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Third conditional sentences
Please allow me to ask a question similar to the one I posted the other day. Could you tell me how the following four sentences sound to native speakers? Please evaluate each of them in terms of accuracy and naturalness.
(A) If you had gone there two weeks earlier, you could have seen a pro basketball game.
(B) If you had gone there two weeks earlier, you could have watched a pro basketball game.
(C) If you had been there two weeks earlier, you could have seen a pro basketball game.
(D) If you had been there two weeks earlier, you could have watched a pro basketball game.
(A) If you had gone there two weeks earlier, you could have seen a pro basketball game.
(B) If you had gone there two weeks earlier, you could have watched a pro basketball game.
(C) If you had been there two weeks earlier, you could have seen a pro basketball game.
(D) If you had been there two weeks earlier, you could have watched a pro basketball game.
Top answer
They all sound natural to me. "gone there" and "been there" have slightly different meanings, of course.
- They all sound natural to me.
- "gone there" and "been there" have slightly different meanings, of course.
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They all sound natural to me. "gone there" and "been there" have slightly different meanings, of course.
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