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Sundarnaz Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Which conditional sentence

I made milkshake and I missed my friends. Now which condition should I use to express myself?

If they were here, we would relish it together.

Or

If they had been here, we would have relished it together.

I know second conditional sentence is used for hypothetical situation, so in the given situation it's the best choice. But the third conditional sentence seems fairly acceptable in the given situation. What do you think?

The use of these two conditionals often confuses me -- as in the given situation. Is there any easy way to know when to use the second conditional and when to use the third?

Thanks.

  

Top answer

The following are correct: "I made a milkshake and I missed my friends. " The speaker has not started to drink the milkshake yet. "I made a milkshake and drank it.

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  • The following are correct: "I made a milkshake and I missed my friends.
  • " The speaker has not started to drink the milkshake yet.
  • "I made a milkshake and drank it.
  • I missed my friends.
  • " The speaker has finished drinking the milkshake.
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The following are correct:


"I made a milkshake and I missed my friends. If they were here, we would relish it together." The speaker has not started to drink the milkshake yet.


"I made a milkshake and drank it. I missed my friends. If they had been here (you can also say "were here"), we would have relished it together." The speaker has finished drinking the milkshak

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