In Conditionals^x, Past tenses^x

The possibility that someone may or may not hear them along the trail later is not blocked at all by the statement that it was so quiet that you could have heard them come along the trail. I think the past tense was ( It was so quiet ) is throwing you off the track here, because it creates a...

>"If I had more time, I could have traveled the world" or " If I were you, I would buy a house." The first should be changed to: "If I had more time, I could travel the world" to be used in present time. It also must be changed to: "If I had had more time,...

Are they wrong since the modal usages lack the fundamental conditional uses of the modals 'would' and 'could'? Not sure what you're asking. The correct sequence of tenses applies to conditionals as well as to non-conditionals. 1. We are all watching in a sort of stunned...

Hi, everybody. Could you help me? "Because if you do, I got a great guy for you". Could anyone explain why in the main part of this is used Past Tense together with the Present one in the conditional Part? Is it the First conditional or it might be an exception or something else? Ans it...

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...

Can someone explain these to me these please. Can you tell me how this works? 1)It was hard. It was during a tough time I was dropped (dropped -- better?) out of college due to the pressure. I may have been too young. 1) We had moved our house. It was difficult. 2) I had married by then, and I...

Thank you again. Can you tell me how this works? 1)It was hard. It was during a tough time I was dropped (dropped -- better?) out of college due to the pressure. I may have been too young. 1) We had moved our house. It was difficult. 2) I had married by then, and I was pregnant. I married a guy I...

Would you mind if ... ? takes the past tense with present meaning. In fact, other patterns like it also take the past tense. Would you regret it if you left now? Would you be sorry if Jack went without you? This is the "second conditional" (in question form). CJ

Hi, ... and somebody says it's subjunctive. See also: http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangingTenses/dqcdx/post.htm http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesAreCorrect/zjbhp/post.htm

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