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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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type 2 conditional?

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00Q: What should/would/must/may/might he do if he were in this situation?02br
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00He should/would/must/may/might play basketball if he were in that situation. 0-
  

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0 The ones that seem more plausible to me are:02br
00What would/could/might he do if he were in this situation?02br
00He would/could/might ... if ... situation.02br
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0Thank you. Why did you have to exclude the modals 'may' and 'must' when the second conditional prevails over situations that deal in the present and future time frames?02br
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00If I were rich, I would go ahead and buy a Mercedes Benz. 0-
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0 I think "should" can be used if you mean "ought to" (obligation to do something). 0-
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