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Hi, What's the difference between these two conditionals? 1. If you didn't follow as I say, I would call the police. 2. If you don't follow as I say, I would call the police. Appreciate if someone could explain on this, thank you. Regards, Jeeva

Hi group, Which one of these conditionals should I use, if I'm explaning about a job that he/she has just applied? Option 1 If you are hired, you'll be stationed in KL, you'll have one or two staffs reporting to you, and you'll be required to carry out some business development...

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?)...

CalifJim wrote: And by the way, has anyone tried the angle that stative verbs might act differently from other verbs in if -clauses with regard to the speaker's tendency to keep them in the past instead of putting them in the past perfect (in what seems to be a "third conditional")? That...

And by the way, has anyone tried the angle that stative verbs might act differently from other verbs in if -clauses with regard to the speaker's tendency to keep them in the past instead of putting them in the past perfect (in what seems to be a "third conditional")? That might be a...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: With regard to ministerial resignations, it would appear that a recognisable pattern is emerging, somewhat reminiscent of the way things are done trans-atlantically. Does would express here uncertainty? Does it make the sentence sound blunt? Yes, it provides uncertainty,...

I will take you up on your words. "I've never seen things like 'must not have contained' in any grammar book." Buy a decent book then. 'Must have been' exists so its negation: must not have been exists too. Replace the word "been" for "contained". Before you give up English revise...

Hi, everyone. I'm studying conditional senteces recently. But I could hardly tell the difference between each other. I mean a nuance. Here are 3 sentences. Please let me know the nuance. a) If you had graduated from A university, you would've gotten a better job. b) If you had...

Inchoateknowledge wrote: It would seem that someone left the door unlocked. May it be other than conditional? I Hello I, Another way of saying this would be - "It appears that someone left the door unlocked." Imagine an investigation into a burglary. The thief was able to get in...

Dear MrP, So according to what you've said what would be the closest equivalent to the following sentences: 1) Unfortunately, I'm not as agile as I used to be. a) If only I were as agile as I used to be. (this one ?) b) If only I could be as agile... 2) I regret the fact that we...