By Conditionals, Past perfect

Let's spread out the issue a little bit: ____ O ____ Type 2. Basic forms. a. If we caught the 10 o'clock train, we would (could, might, etc.) get there by lunch-time. b. If I came into a fortune, I would give up smoking. c. If I knew how it worked, I could tell...

Ok; let's think again: there are mixed type conditionals in English, but not for every situation. If I had studied harder at college, I would have gotten a better job. => Now, which one do you think logical? PS: I also attached a pdf file on Conditional, hope helps you!

Thank you, yulysess. A few moments after I wrote that post, I realized what I meant to say was a 'Type 3 conditional', rather than a 'Type 2 conditional'. Thank you. Would you say my argument still prevails for the following example of Type 3 and my query sentence? If I had studied harder at...

Hi believer, your example, If I had studied harder at college, I would have gotten a better job, isn't a typical Type 2 conditional. It's a Type 3 conditional, and it refers to unreal past conditions. On the other hand your last example, If I studied harder at college, I would have a better...

Hi, I was trying to figure out the basic concepts behind the Type 2 conditionals and seem to need your help. A typical Type 2 conditional would be like this: If I had studied harder at college, I would have gotten (got??) a better job. I think this deals with an assumption that if an imaginal...

Bokeh, I didn't know you have a sense of humor. Sorry, a bit dry for my taste Forgive me, I can't help but ask.....Doesn't BrE have the same grammar book? Term: Third Conditional (3rd Conditional) Definition: 1/ For imaginary past actions, where the conditions for the...

Peaceblinkfriend wrote:Hi,If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun. = This is a conditional clause and in this instance, it is being used to talk about something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen. In this sort of conditional clause, you use the...

Hi,If I hadn't passed my exam, I wouldn't have gone to Cancun. = This is a conditional clause and in this instance, it is being used to talk about something that might have happened in the past, but did not in fact happen. In this sort of conditional clause, you use the past perfect tense....

CalifJim wrote:The sentence is complicated by the fact that you can make the past of can by using could, but you have to make the past of must by using must have. And must have been is not a past perfect tense, by the way. It's one of the modal perfect tenses, most of which have special...

Her mother, who (A) passed away last year, (B) must be a remarkable woman if she (C) could take care of a house, raise five children, and (D) work at her family's store at the same time. The given answer says B is wrong and "must be" needs to be changed to "must have been". However, I think if...