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Hi,... and somebody says it's subjunctive. See also:http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangingTenses/dqcdx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesAreCorrect/zjbhp/post.htm

> I didn't see anything in the present tense though.Use your imagination, there are many possibilities out there for the mixed variety. You just need to read more authors:-), don't just learn grammar. If that is the case, wouldn't it make more sense to bring him along too?...

Thank you so much, Marius and Mr. Wordy. I think I checked out the mixed conditional section of the website you gave but I didn't see anything in the present tense though. Also I came up with this. Is this a mixed conditional too? If that is the case, wouldn't it make more sense to...

>I thihk the modal 'could' and possibly 'would' have some differing uses.could: about ability, would: about willingnessThe first is a mixed conditional, similar to what you can find on this page:http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.htmlThis is one of the...

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...

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...

Hi, Thank you. I have three more questions. 1.Why is that we can't say "If I have money, I could use it lend it to my friend" but can say "If I have money, I can use it to lend it to my friend'? I think those are the same forms except the that one or those ones used...

Hi, 1.Mr. Wordy wrote this response for a thread named "conditional": 1. The priests had to look after their own fellowship with God if they were to minister to others -- suggests that they probably did look after their own fellowship with God and consquently did minister to...