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Hi Please tell me if these what looks to be conditionals are correct Would you please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to attend this seminar I think CalifJim said something like the modal would is possible in the if clause if you meant it as a sign of politeness Someting like...

Hi again Thank you so much again Here Your correction If John comes home about an hour later he will be looking for me to play chess with him and when he finds out I am not there he will be disappointed I think Do you have a question about this Yes but does it have to be will I thinK we can say I...

Thank you so much again Here Your correction If John comes home about an hour later he will be looking for me to play chess with him and when he finds out I am not there he will be disappointed I think Do you have a question about this Yes but does it have to be will I thinK we can say I would be...

Hi I had a little trouble understanding your questions in this post I m afraid It sometimes confused me whether I should use a past perfect or not in these situations gt Your correction I am sitting at a corner table in a restaurant It is raining and I am wondering what might have happened if I...

Thank you It sometimes confused me whether I should use a past perfect or not in these situations gt Your correction I am sitting at a corner table in a restaurant It is raining and I am wondering what might have happened if I had done this or that or hadn t done this or that If I had gone...

The general rule is that neither will nor would can occur in the if clause of a conditional structure One exception is what I call bargaining will Here there is an exchange of favors The boss will offer the promotion Gordon will be more tactful Sometimes bargaining will can be paraphrased as...

quote user Anonymous Your sentence with could used for politness IMO Could you do me a favor Would you be able to do me a favor quote Yes That s right This illustrates that even the could of politeness includes would quote user Anonymous Can I do this that is adding some words or phrases to...

quote user Anonymous but don t have the same level of understanding as to the use of could as conditional quote That s fairly easy to explain The conditional meaning of could includes would I could go to the movie if I had enough money I would be able to go to the movie if I had enough money...

Hi Are all sentences that have if clauses and the main clauses with the modal would second conditional I think not Mr Wordy wrote these sentences in his replay to a question that dealt with a quote I would call something a quote or a quotation only if it was actually quoting what someone had said...

Hi 1 Is this conditional No 2 Conditional perhaps What troubles me is I think I saw all these variations in the if clause Is this possible I would appreciate it if you can call would calll could call call this person as soon as possible 2 Is this structure possible It s a little bit of maze I...