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Quangtn03 wrote: Hi newbie."I wish you will have..." is a true conditional sentence. I think this is a letter so the writer have a wish for his friend.The latter is "I wish you will be happy", not "I wish be happy". He write for friend not for himself. Are you ok? Tell me what do you...

From my understanding, would and could are used in 3 main situations:1. Hypothetical - If I could go shoppping, I would.2. Polite requests - Would it be ok if you helped me?3. Polite offers/invites - Would you like to get a drink?When else are they used?What is the difference between:a) I advise...

MrPedantic wrote:For me, the difference between the standard "type I" and "type II" conditionals relates not so much to possibility or conviction, as to the degree of detachment the speaker wishes to express. (It may be that other members would find this a strange way of looking at it,...

Taka wrote: If truth/untruth sounds dichotomic, in which sentence do you fell the possibility of X/Y stronger? ... Then in which type do you feel the conviction stronger? For me, the difference between the standard "type I" and "type II" conditionals relates not so much to possibility or...

It seems both Marius and Magic have Swan's book.I just look at it to find out the model verb 'would'.However, this is a tall order for me. I am not a native English speaker.I mean there are many ways one can play with the modal verb 'would'.Marius could do it easily because English is his native...

Hi HamzaThe difference is basically the same sort of difference as the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 conditional sentences: Type 1 is more probable, and Type 2 is more tentative or theoretical.What will he get... ==> You are asking what is very probableWhat would he get... ==> This...

Hi, I didn't know what the exact difference between second & third condition clause is. Look at these sentences: - If I worked hard, I would be so rich. You are talking about the present and/or future. Because you used the second conditional and not the first (If I work hard, I will be so...

Hello I didn't know what the exact difference between second & third condition clause is. Look at these sentences: - If I worked hard, I would be so rich. - If I had worked hard, I would have been so rich. What's the difference between both of them? Thanks

Dear masters,I have some questions on perfective and simple past sentence, especially when "conditional sentence" involved. I would like to know that, from the native speaker's respect, is there any major difference between these sentences? Furthermore, is the meaning I explained right?1. Amber...

Anonymous wrote:the first one is the one marked "1" with a modal 'would' that expresses an event in the past, encompassing an event before an event also; and the second marking point is the one marked "2" and with the past perfect tense 'had lined up'.There is no switch in tense there. They are...