By Conditionals, Football

Thanks Marius. I am not as clever as you when it comes to English grammar.Yes, the words 'would have been' sound conditional.I can't fathom out the grammatical nature of the words ' To have sprung'You can spring a surprise. This is indicative form.I want to know whether to have sprung a surprise...

Hello Rotter "Out of town buyers" means "customers from outside the town". "To entertain" in a business context means to take someone out for a meal (or to a club, or to a football match, opera, etc.) in the hope that it will encourage good business relations. MrP

If I weren't interested in football I wouldn't have minded watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening. The "Type 1 Conditional" form is: If I am not interested in football, I won't mind watching the film on Channel Two yesterday evening. (Note that the future "won't" and the past...