In Tenses^x, Mixed conditionals^x

Hmm. I think I would say: c) He was sitting in silence, drinking in her words. 'He sat silent' seems ok; but 'he was sitting silent' doesn't seem right. The combination of progressive tense + adjective strikes me as odd. Back to Q3: "If any friend ever felt an interest almost selfish for a...

Hello Hela 1“Altogether, and so is the house in Portman Square. There never was anything more sad or desolate. You a) would find a) is the mixed conditional possible here or not ? = the speaker is not sure that Mr Finn is going to succeed but if ever this happened he is sure of Mrs Kennedy’s...

Thank you VERY much, MrP. :d Sorry, I still have more questions about the alternatives. Example: 1“Altogether, and so is the house in Portman Square. There never was anything more sad or desolate. You a) would find a) is the mixed conditional possible here or not ? = the speaker is not sure...

Scenario: I live around here. Are these correct? If not, why? What do they mean? 1. I wouldnt' have done that if I didn't live around here. (With 'didn't' here, it says that I still live around here?) 2. I wouldnt' have done that if I don't live around here. (What about this one? Is this one...

If I were the car buyer, on the other hand, I would 'hear' the softening, but internally correct the sentence. What about this one? I see them a lot and I don't think it is a mistake, is it? I guess 'would' here is not a past tense right? It is a level of politeness here but it is not a...

1. If the car breaks down on you, you would have to pay for the repair, if you didn't buy the warranty. You can think of the conditional as a contraint. So in the above there are two conditions: 1) IF the proposition (the car breaks down on you). Because you have two if-clauses in your...

Jack wrote: (So this is wrong? Not everybody follows the prescriptions?) JTT: Nobody, nobody follows the prescriptions, Jack. Prescriptions are not about English. They are/were foolish misguided notions of how language works. Read the following carefully, maybe two or three...

Hello Jack Tomorrow we're going to see a new house. 1). It would be nice if the house has a pool. 2). It would be nice if the house had a pool. Is it better to use the mixed conditional #1? If the choice is limited into the two, I will choose #2. My prescriptivistic brain tells...

Hello Jack In number 3, you need an extra 'had'. It's easier to see if you switch the clauses round: 3a. 'If they'd had it in stock, I could have made half a grand.' This gives the usual 'type 3 conditional' structure: past perfect in IF clause, with 'would/could/might have' + past participle...

- (The choice was his alone.) If he is saying, "Not that I would but if did, then this would happen". "If I open the door, a tiger will ..." is allowing that it is a more real chance. Even a mixed conditional is possible, "If I open the door, a tiger would ..."