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All 4 are in the subjunctive mood.

Believer wrote: 1.If I worked more diligently, I would buy more bacon. 2. If I had money, I would buy a Lexus. 3. If I had been talking with him at the meeting, I would have recognized that he is my cousin. 4. If I had won the match, I would have become famous. Would you say all the above...

Hi, I was trying to brush up on the conditional and subjunctive and came upon a question or two. I hope you could help. In conditionals, there seem to be names like 'present unreal conditional', 'past unreal conditional' and 'future unreal conditional', and as far as I know, the subjunctive...

Thank you Feeds11! In addition, is it right when the subjunctive used in present, the clause in conditional sentence can be in any tense? And, is it also correct that "If I were as ill as you are, I would never go to work?

Yes. Look it up under subjunctives. Be sure to spell it right! I'd Google something like English grammar subjunctive To learn about the tense sequences you are concerned about in your other question, Google English grammar conditional You can also use the search box on this site...

User_gary wrote: If he was/were my friend... Correct sentences : If he were my friend, I would help him. If she were my wife, I would be happy. I don't about subjunctive, but the sentences are conditional statements, and in such statements we should write `were' instead of `was' as far...

If he was/were my friend... Correct sentences : If he were my friend, I would help him. If she were my wife, I would be happy. I don't about subjunctive, but the sentences are conditional statements, and in such statements we should write `were' instead of `was' as far as I know.

Hello Anon, It is a little confusing. It may be easier if we start with a standard type II conditional: 1. If he were the man who committed the crime, the police would arrest him. This presents a hypothesis: A, if true, would imply B. Many people use "was" in this structure, instead of the...

Forget about other cases and think about your original posting. That's where your problem was/is. You cannot use the subjunctive/conditional for something which already exists: The quote about W ... is already there. You must say: it is/was incorrect, not it would be incorrect. It...

CalifJim wrote:I've seen some texts use the term 'conditional mood'.Hmm! I haven't heard of that either but we all describe things our own way. Maybe it could be where an obvious subjuctive is is used in place of an "if" clause:- "Be he alive or be he dead...etc...".