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Everlastinghope Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Third or mixed conditional ?

1- If I had had more money,I would have gone to Japan TOMORROW. ( you didn't have money,you didn't go to Japan;tomorrow shouldn't be used here,if so,it's preferably to use the below sentence).

2- If I had had more money,I would go to Japan tomorrow. or I would be going to Japan tomorrow.( you didn't have money,you don't go to Japan tomorrow,or you're not going to Japan tomorrow).

If I want to use tomorrow,which of these sentences should be used ?
Thanks in advance.
  

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Hi, everlastinghope 1- If I had had more money,I would have gone to Japan TOMORROW. ( you didn't have money,you didn't go to Japan;tomorrow shouldn't be used here,if so,it's preferably to use the below sentence). - Doesn't seem right to me.

— LouiST

  • Hi, everlastinghope 1- If I had had more money,I would have gone to Japan TOMORROW.
  • ( you didn't have money,you didn't go to Japan;tomorrow shouldn't be used here,if so,it's preferably to use the below sentence).
  • - Doesn't seem right to me.
  • ' doesn't work.
  • 2- If I had had more money,I would go to Japan tomorrow.
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Hi,
everlastinghope 1- If I had had more money,I would have gone to Japan TOMORROW. ( you didn't have money,you didn't go to Japan;tomorrow shouldn't be used here,if so,it's preferably to use the below sentence).
- Doesn't seem right to me. 'I would have gone to Japan tomorrow.' doesn't work.
everlastinghope .2- If I had had more money,I
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Thanks Louis,in fact I and other contributors have discussed about that because someone has asked the same question,but we didn't agree and no one could convince the other part.

I would appreciate if I others can reply (natives if possible) so that I'll be sure about the real usage of third and mixed conditional with the adverb " tomorrow".

Thanks again,you cheered me up.
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everlastinghopeIf I want to use tomorrow
These are both possible.

If I had had more money, I would have been going to Japan tomorrow.
If I had had more money, I would be going to Japan tomorrow.

CJ
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  1. Do you mean that " If I had had more money, I would have gone to Japan tomorrow." is incorrect ?
  2. The sentences you gave,do they belong to the third conditional or mixed conditional ?
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everlastinghopeDo you mean that " If I had had more money, I would have gone to Japan tomorrow." is incorrect ?
Not incorrect. Just a little awkward to my ear.
everlastinghopeThe sentences you gave,do they belong to the third conditional or mixed conditional ?
One of each! (You know this!)

CJ
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CalifJimIf I had had more money, I would have been going to Japan tomorrow.
If I had had more money, I would be going to Japan tomorrow.
If I had had more money, I would have gone to Japan tomorrow. ( a bit awkward but not incorrect )
Hi CJ
Could you tell me why all three sentences are correct please?
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lingotingCould you tell me why all three sentences are correct please?
They all have the words in the correct order to form correct English sentences. No rules of grammar are broken.

I don't know what else you have in mind.

CJ
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I also am a little puzzled (which normally is a good thing, because it means I'm about to learn something).

I thought that when you opened with a Past Perfect, the time of speaking was as far as you could go, in terms of tense projection: If I had had more money, I would have bought a jet, and I would be in Brazil now.
(For the purpose of this post let me call the time of speak
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CalifJimCould you tell me why all three sentences are correct please?They all have the words in the correct order to form correct English sentences. No rules of grammar are broken.I don't know what else you have in mind.CJ
CJ, If I am not mistaken, I think lingoting wanted to know if all three are correct conditional sentences which you approved as "possible".
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Henry74Although, to be honest, I'm not even sure that what I wrote made any sense.
I confess I'm having some trouble with it.
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