In Subjunctives^x, Conditionals^x

And if it take the second must refuse in conditional it would be takes So it is subj I do not know archaic English mind neither do I the current

Inchoateknowledge wrote I do not Thanks for the feedback but have you read CJ s post in this thread By the way as for my first question what kind of if is it in the poem The Choice subjunctive or conditional Or both

CalifJim wrote The missing s on take is a sign of the subjunctive yes However the use of the subjunctive after if hardly ever occurs anymore in modern English CJ Hi CJ Could it refer to by any chance a conditional if in the case of the poem The Choice Second I m bewildered by your line I...

See Subjunctivehttp alt usage english org excerpts fxsubjun htmlsee the section on thePast SubjunctiveConditional Tutorialhttp www englishpage com conditional conditionalintro html

See Subjunctivehttp alt usage english org excerpts fxsubjun htmlConditional Tutorialhttp www englishpage com conditional conditionalintro html

a If it seems possible that he has been to NYC he talks like a man who has indeed been to NYC b If it s impossible counterfactual that he has been to NYC Mark Israell says The past subjunctive is used 1 for counterfactual conditionals If I were or literary Were I In informal English substitution...

No I am afraid he won t want to come next week I was afraid he wouldn t want to come last week I am afraid he wouldn t want to come if he knew I was coming too He doesn t know Conditional 2 I am afraid he won t want to come if he knows I m coming too Maybe he knows and maybe he doesn t...

Hi InchoAfter I wish and if only the conditional is usually used to refer to the future I wish If only it wouldn t rain tomorrow I wish If only he would come and meet me at the station The past subjunctive is used to refer to the present moment in time I wish If only I knew his address I wish If...

The were form is often wrongly called a past subjunctive but of course it were done is not a past tense of it be done I wouldn t agree with this writer Past tense forms that turn up in e g conditionals are the descendants of Old Middle English past subjunctive forms MrP

Clive wrote Hi If he called tell him I ll be back soon If you said that to me I would have no idea what you meant I certainly wouldn t see it as referring to any kind of future calling It sounds like you are telling me if he called in the past tell him when next time he calls that I ll be back...