http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbsHypotheticalPastConditions/hdjbm/post.htm#602023Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:30:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:602023CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbsHypotheticalPastConditions/hdjbm/post.htm#602023http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-602023.xmlIf she would have agreed I might have married her. If she had agreed I might have/would have married her. would is not normally used in the if -clause of a conditional statement unless it is to emphasize some sort of reciprocal action. Other than this slight emphasis on reciprocity (She would do this for me -- I would do that for her), the two are identical. I myself would not use the first one at all. It strikes me as a grammatical oddity. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbsHypotheticalPastConditions/hdjbm/post.htmFri, 22 May 2009 10:30:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:602016Sabyakgp1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ModalVerbsHypotheticalPastConditions/hdjbm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-602016.xmlHello Friends, I have a few queries concerning conditional clauses. Here is a sentence. If she would have agreed I might have married her.(Hypothetical past) In this sentence, what does the if- clasue (&#39;If she would have agreed&#39; ) denotes? Does it denote willingness(volition) of the person I wanted to marry? What is the difference between the first sentence and this sentence? If she had agreed I might have/would have married her. Could you please help me? Best Regards, Sabya