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Anonymous wrote:Hello guys, can you explain me when which conditional to use. Also mixed conditionals please. This is more than a simple request. An entire lesson is needed to answer your query. Perhaps some examples that we could work from would allow us to help you out.

Hello guys, can you explain me when which conditional to use. Also mixed conditionals please.

You're welcome, Anxiety! I hope you enjoy your time here (and find it reassuring). All the best, MrP

Thank you so much for your punctual answers: now all is clear! This site helps me so much, Congratulations to you all Anxiety

Grammar Geek wrote: Mr-Taciturn wrote: If any questions arose as to the entries in the passbook,the records of the bank would be referred to. This assumes that the possibility of questions is in the past. In that case, I would say "If any questions arose... the records of the bank...

A similar example: ------ "I'm glad I'm not an Epsilon," said Lenina, with conviction. "And if you were an Epsilon," said Henry, "your conditioning would have made you no less thankful that you weren't a Beta or an Alpha." Aldous Huxley, Brave New...

For those traditional conditional types mentioned by MrP, you may want to have a look at: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_3.htm

1. If I were X, I would never have done Y. If you have to analyse the structure in terms of the traditional conditional types, yes, it is indeed "mixed". The if-clause is a type 2; the main clause is a type 3. The reason is as follows. Where the if-clause presents an imaginary present state,...

BTW, the full poem is here: Ode to the West Wind http://www.bartleby.com/106/275 For its understanding, see: http://www.essays.cc/free_essays/e5/tmw244.shtml

Yes, it's mixed conditional. If I were... The first part is in Past Simple because it's not actually an action. Rather it is just a state. The second part, "I would never have striven", is written so because the author regrets about a past deed.