"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

Very interesting topic. In English you would say I said I loved you (both said and love use the same tense). In my own language I would say the above sentence only if "loving" is no longer true. Otherwise I would say I said I love

I'll know who won when I watch the match. If he misses work today it will not be the first time that he has missed work. (Because you start the sentence with an "If he misses work today," everything that follows is treated as a

If that end (he wanted to unify Germany) COULD BE ACHIEVED without war, he WAS PREPARED to do without (a war). Strange. I see nothing odd in the sentence. As I understand it, both could and was are simply in the past tense. CB

Could someone PLEASE explain in detail this conditional sentence that I read in a biography about a famous German leader. I understand its meaning. But I'd like someone to explain the grammar: If that end (he wanted to unify Germany) COULD BE

Because in reality, he didn't have the time. So in order to express his regret, he used the past conditional. Wishful thinking: I wish I had a few more days in New York to spend with you. (But I am leaving tomorrow).

Hi pleasehelp In your sentence, "have been" is what is known as a perfect infinitive . There are some other threads here that discuss perfect infinitives. Here are a few of them:

I've been having real trouble with this exercise. Hmm. I can't imagine why. Assuming, as you did, that "present conditional" and "zero conditional" are equivalent: Present / Zero: IF { present }, { present } First:

Choose between; Present Conditional, First Conditional, Second Conditional & Third Conditional. Okay, I've been having real trouble with this exercise. This is the best I could do & quite frankly, it's a mess! I have no idea

Factual Conditionals:Present This kind talks about general truths and scientific facts.You can also use it to talk about habits and recurring events. If you vote,you can have a say. Factual Conditionals:Future Use future factual conditional