By Conditionals, Clauses

Well, it's actually just the first one that requires explanation, I suppose. The second one has both clauses in the future, which seems unproblematic.anybody who introduces a conditional idea, so the usual formula for the "first conditional" applies. (IF present, future.) If...

Hello Anonymous,Avoid using the word "would" in the "if" clause of your conditional sentences. Use the present (type 1), simple past (type 2) or past perfect (type 3).

Hi,Please tell me if my assumptions are correct.1, They began asking us several months ago if we would stay. -- looks to be a type 1 conditional like "They began asking us several months ago if we could stay."2. I said I would stay if I could do two shows a night.-- looks to be a type 2...

The condition is that the if clause may be fulfilled. In your sentences it is already impossible to fulfil the if clause making the sentences purely hypothesis. This is known as a type III conditional and is formed thus: if + past perfect + would + have + past participle. A conditional formed...

Hi, I was looking at the article titled "U.S. chides Seoul for beef backslide" on its Saturday, May 17th, 2008 edition of the JoongAng Daily and have these questions on some sentences it had: Washington , on the other hand, is demanding that Korea fully open its markets t U.S. beef...

The first sentence means essentially the same as "...can/will you lend me some?", but "could/would" has the effect of "softening" the request -- making it seem less direct. The use of "happen to have" (as opposed to just "have") makes no...

They certainly seem correct to me. Perhaps it's the idiom happen to that's bothering you.If you happen to have money = If, by chance, it turns out that you have money CJ

Hi, In part of the final post of the thread started by Anon named "Nagging conditional problem", Marius wrote this: If you happen to have money (with/on you), could/would you lend me some? [this is more about present or: Should you have money (with/on you), could/would you lend...

Thank you. I thought that might have been the case: a case of different uses of the same modal 'could'. What also baffles me is the inclusion of the word 'then' after the if-clause? Does it possibly make a sentence less conditional or doesn't make any difference: it is a...

Hi, I think I have asked a similar question before and Marius supplied me with helpful answers and references (?) but after looking at those sources, I could not still figure out what to make of these nagging questions. Could you help me? I went to the Google Book Search and think I have found...