By Conditionals, Present tenses

Hi, However, we say you will get sick.If I eat stale bread, I will get sick.Wouldn't you consider the above as a general axiom? Yes, true. But it's a different kind than doctors and nurses don't get sick because it is attached to a condition ('if' clause), so the rules for conditionals...

Tlzone08 wrote:I thought you can use "If I have money, I will help you." OK and "If I have money, I would help you." No, that's not OK Here, HAVE is the present tense, and WOULD is the past tense. In the sentence above, 'would help' is conditional (i.e. 'would' is not the...

I agree with Philip. Check this site: The Conditional http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html

http://www.englishforums.com/English/Pleased/hvdv/Post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Subjunctive/gmkc/Post.htmIn both of the above posts, miriam has explained the subjunctive in detail but it's all quite confusing to me. I've studied subjuctive from American Heritage and Columbian Guide...

So, will it be incorrect to say: «I can't imagine what he would do if he knew I play with his gun in his absence»? No. It is not incorrect to say that. would do and if he knew form the conditional pattern. Their past tense forms do not indicate past time, but a hypothetical situation...

Alienvoord wrote:I'm a native speaker. I'd say that a verbal is a noun or adjective that is derived from a verb. All 3 sentences sound fine to me. milky: "All of those are incorrect." how's that? What would you say verbals are if you were allowed to say only one sentence and this...

In 2a the 'would' is not past tense. (You are thinking of 'would have been' perhaps?) Encarta Dictionary (UK) Would. core meaning: Used to express the sense of ‘will’ in reported speech or when referring to an event that has not happened yet. Used with if clauses Used in stating what...

I presume that you mean:Conditional I (future possible): If I see you, I will buy you a beer. (I might see you.)Conditional II (present/future hypothetical): If I saw you, I would buy you a beer. (I probably won't see you.)Conditional III (past hypothetical): If I had seen you, I would have...

Here are my analyses: 1. "I would have liked to see him." This sounds wrong because of how the verbs are used. If you look at the phrase "I would have liked..." you will see that this sets the sentence as being (a) conditional and (b) in the past - "would have " = conditional;...

Here are my analyses: 1. "I would have liked to see him." This sounds wrong because of how the verbs are used. If you look at the phrase "I would have liked..." you will see that this sets the sentence as being (a) conditional and (b) in the past - "would have " = conditional; "liked" =...