"If you knew what I had gone through, you would surely pity me." Don't listen to these people. You can change it to "have" because only the first verb has to be in the subjunctive mood. The verb "knew" is

Why should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense? would and could , along with several other verbs, are called modal verbs. The modal verbs don't really have tenses, so you can't really use

They're all conditional sentences. I wouldn't say the first one. is goes with won't , not with wouldn't . The second is often heard in casual conversation. Only the third is acceptable for formal use. CJ

I think it should be "...would have blown...". You're talking about something that is imagined which hadn't happened then.So in such cases you use would.It's actually gotten from a conditional sentence (here No.3 I think). If

1) It's will have $30 in the bank account. Will have had would imply that you're talking about the past, but it didn't happen. For example, using your bank account example "If I had saved $1 a week when I was younger, I would have

Hi. Would you help me with what I think are conditional problems? 1. Is it incorrect (possibly strange?) to have the underlined conditional structure in the following context? The situation reflects just one party's talking eventhough it

Hi, Which one of the following sentence, in a verbal conversation, is more accurate and why? 1. Once you have give n me a go-ahead, I will finish this task in a week. 2. Once you gave me a go-ahead, I will finish this task in a week. Thanks MG.

Hi, I couldn't find the answer to this in my grammar book. Native speakers often use "would have" to describe a real state in the past, even though it sounds like an unreal past conditional sentence. For example:

I couldn't find the answer to this in my grammar book. Native speakers often use "would have" to describe a real state in the past, even though it sounds like an unreal past conditional sentence. For example: World

It is 'incorrect' only in the regional English which you are prescribing I'm not defending a regional dialect of English. I'm pointing out the correct form of the 3rd conditional spoken throughout England and other English