By Mixed conditionals

>I thihk the modal 'could' and possibly 'would' have some differing uses.could: about ability, would: about willingnessThe first is a mixed conditional, similar to what you can find on this page:http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.htmlThis is one of the...

Hi, A:How is it different? Is the zero conditional and the second and third ones type 1? I think CalifJim told us that the modal 'can' counts as present. 1.If you can make money, please use the money to help people. 2. If you can make money, use money to help people. 3. If you can...

optilang: «I would go/be going home earlier - I have not yet gone home (I still have some lessons to teach)» It doesn't matter when you will go home. The only important detail is the time of your hypothetical going home. If it's prior to the moment of speech, your choice is the Type 3...

I did read your blue suggestions and deliberately commented only on the things that I thought you had missed. «"I unlocked _the_ dog’s chain", I suggested the leash instead» Every dog's chain is a leash, but not vice versa. Otherwise "unleashed" is OK. Hope you...

Hi,I think the 3rd conditional (or maybe also a mixed conditional) would be a better choice, since you didn't read that post ten years ago, did you?If I had read ... ten years ago, I would have agreed ...If I had read ... ten years ago, I would now agree ...(Just my opinion)Other more...

Mister Micawber please, what do you think of these: 1b) No one was allowed / authorised to leave / quit the boat during the whole time it / she remained / stayed / was at the port. (is "harbour" better than "port" ? is there any difference ?) 3) During the last months of...

I'm not sure that there is a universally accepted definition of open conditional.Nevertheless, I've seen it used in opposition to the term hypothetical conditional.A hypothetical conditional is either the so-called Type 2 conditional:If it rained, we would need our umbrellas.Or the...

Jean-Francois, the only "trick" to reported speech is that sometimes the tense shifts back. It doesn't have to if the essential truth of the issue is still true, but it's never wrong to shift it back either. You can use the "that" - you are inconsistent in using...

1. I would play chess more if I didn't listen to pop music so much. But I listen a lot ... 3. I would play chess more if I had more time. But I do not have more time both are Present Unreal Conditional, as per:http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/presentconditional.html#presentunrealwhere...

Hi, i have some questions on the subject of present unreal conditionals and hope you would be able to help me. 1. I would play chess more if I didn't listen to pop music so much. If the sentence had the word 'had' in the 'if' clause, then I would have considered it a second...