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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
When a type 2 variation and when not
Hi,
I think we can use the subjunctive (?) in the if-clause and make the "would" plus participle structure (?) for the tense in the main clause if the situation we are trying to describe is or was ongoing, as it was before and as it is now. But the sense I get is that this structure is selectively used. What can I do to use it correctly. I feel that people tend to use a type 3 conditional if a situation allows it (if you know what I am trying to say).
If I were rich (which I am not now and wasn't back then), I would have bought that Mercedes.
If I had a lot of money (which I don't now and didn't back then), I would have bought that Mercedes.
I think we can use the subjunctive (?) in the if-clause and make the "would" plus participle structure (?) for the tense in the main clause if the situation we are trying to describe is or was ongoing, as it was before and as it is now. But the sense I get is that this structure is selectively used. What can I do to use it correctly. I feel that people tend to use a type 3 conditional if a situation allows it (if you know what I am trying to say).
If I were rich (which I am not now and wasn't back then), I would have bought that Mercedes.
If I had a lot of money (which I don't now and didn't back then), I would have bought that Mercedes.
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I agree. They are mixed conditionals, the first sentence of which is remarkably similar to the first on-line one I stumbled upon: If I were rich, I would have bought that Ferrari we saw yesterday.You can view it [url=http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html]
I agree. They are mixed conditionals, the first sentence of which is remarkably similar to the first on-line one I stumbled upon: If I were rich, I would have bought that Ferrari we saw yesterday.You can view it [url=http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html]
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