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Thanks for your reply, MrP. 1. I would call it an exclamatory conditional. The main clause is left unspoken, but we can usually infer it, e.g. "if only she would contact me, I would be very happy". Ok, it’s a conditional with an unexpressed result but still a ‘conditional’ right? In this case,...

1. If you added the wrong number, it still worked. The condition is a real possibilty concerning the past and the outcome is a fact known in the present. Usually, the first conditional is if + present + will, but I think this is classed as the first conditional because we are dealing with what...

1. You must be pretty dumb if you get a bad mark. This is fine. It’s the first conditional: modal auxiliary verb + if + present simple 2. You must be pretty dumb if you got a bad mark. This would work as the second conditional if you replaced ‘must’ with ‘would’. In such a case, the...

Hi Krish, Yes. I believe this is called 'conditional two'. Best wishes, Clive Hi Taka, Well, that was fun. Now, back to business. I still think number two hints at a bit more possibility. (a) If I were to die tomorrow, what would you do?(b) If I should die tomorrow, what would you do? If I...

Depends on how you look at the meaning of "conditional" relative to the sentence. IF the number of users reached a certain point, THEN this option would become difficult. AS doesn't necessarily mean IF. As long as it is still sunny, I will go to the park. You would have to read into this...

Japan wrote: Hello guys I have one question long about ' I could have danced all night' in 'My Fair Lady'. It has a passage of "I only know when he began to dance with me, I could have danced all night." Is that a third-condition? If so, I think the conditional clause should be "he had begun...

As Philip said, number 1 isn't correct : because you use 'were' in the 'if' clause, then you should use 'would'. 1. What WOULD they do if there were an emergency ? Now for the choice on 3 and 4, the situation is totally different. This isn't conditional tense any longer. There is no 'if' clause...

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1) Which form do you prefer ? JTT: No 'best' with prefer, Hela. Use 'best' with like. Which form do you like best? JTT:In order to determine how language works, Hela, it is not a great idea to ask for personal preferences, especially from a prescriptivist. Do you know how to do a specific...