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Haddie Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Which conditional?
Which conditional is used for something that might've happened at some point in the future if a certain condition had been met but is not going to happen now.
Example 1:
A is going somewhere or has already gone so she would not be here for the wedding next week.
Person 1: A won't be here next week
She won't be at the wedding.
Person 2: She wouldn't be coming even if she was here anyway. / She wouldn't have come even if she was here anyway.
Which of the two statements from person 2 would be correct?
Example 1:
A is going somewhere or has already gone so she would not be here for the wedding next week.
Person 1: A won't be here next week
She won't be at the wedding.
Person 2: She wouldn't be coming even if she was here anyway. / She wouldn't have come even if she was here anyway.
Which of the two statements from person 2 would be correct?
Top answer
Haddie Which of the two statements from person 2 would be correct? The first.
- Haddie Which of the two statements from person 2 would be correct?
- The first.
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HaddieWhich of the two statements from person 2 would be correct?The first.
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HaddieShe wouldn't have come even if she was here anyway.That's talking about the past, not the future.
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HaddieWhich conditional is used for something that might've happened at some point in the future if a certain condition had been met but is not going to happen now.There is something wrong with the above statement. The condition described there is impossible to happen. There is no such thing as 'something that might have happened in the future (sic!)'. If som
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This is your question for asking about the past:
Which conditional is used for something that might've happened at some point in the past if a certain condition had been met but actually never happened.
This is your question for asking about the future:
Which conditional is used for something that might happen at some point in the future if a certain condition is met but actually
Which conditional is used for something that might've happened at some point in the past if a certain condition had been met but actually never happened.
This is your question for asking about the future:
Which conditional is used for something that might happen at some point in the future if a certain condition is met but actually
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Thank you for pointing that out.
However, in the context of my example above, the condition being met is no longer a possibility even though the actual event relates to a time in the future which has yet to come. The conditon was not met and is not going to be met so the occurrence of the event in question, 'her coming to the wedding' depending on whether the conditon is fulfilled is no longe
However, in the context of my example above, the condition being met is no longer a possibility even though the actual event relates to a time in the future which has yet to come. The conditon was not met and is not going to be met so the occurrence of the event in question, 'her coming to the wedding' depending on whether the conditon is fulfilled is no longe
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