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Rafay Shaukat Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What's the difference between these two?

- This party would have been so much better if Adam had been here.
- This party would have been so much better if Adam was here.
  

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The first is the perfect model for the third conditional. It is grammatically correct. The second is acceptable in informal contexts.

  • The first is the perfect model for the third conditional.
  • It is grammatically correct.
  • The second is acceptable in informal contexts.
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The first is the perfect model for the third conditional. It is grammatically correct.
The second is acceptable in informal contexts.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conditional2.htm

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