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ConscientiousStudent Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Type 2 and type 3 of "If clause"

0Above is the type 2 and type 3 of "if clause", I would like to know what is the difference in term of their usage. For example,02br
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00Type2) It would be nicer, if you did tell me there was another approach in the first instance.02br
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00Type2) It would have been nicer, if you had told me there was another approach in the first instance.02br
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00Are they have the exact same meaning? 02br
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00Thank you0-
  

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0Hello CS02br 02br 001. 02br 02br 002. 02br 02br 00By the way, I don't think your tables work very well in our threads – they're a bit too big – so I've had to remove them.

— MrPedantic

  • 0Hello CS02br 02br 001.
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  • 02br 02br 00By the way, I don't think your tables work very well in our threads – they're a bit too big – so I've had to remove them.
  • 02br 02br 00All the best,02br 02br 00MrP0-
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0Hello CS02br
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001. It would be nicer, if you did X.02br
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002. It would have been nicer, if you had done X.02br
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00#1 is open: it relates to a course of action that the speaker thinks desirable, at any time.02br
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00#2 is closed: it relates to an imaginary course of action in the past, which the speake
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