By Conditionals, Subjunctives

Yes, but what do they mean? In many of them: --------- Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6, by Thomas Moore ... two of them officers of our brigade, in consequence of which cards were exchanged, and two duels were to have been fought the next morning. ...--------- they mean: were...

.If I were there, I would buy that for you.Use the subjunctive form here in this conditional sentence, which states a condition contrary to fact (the fact is, you are not there)..

>"If I had more time, I could have traveled the world" or " If I were you, I would buy a house."The first should be changed to:"If I had more time, I could travel the world" to be used in present time. It also must be changed to:"If I had had more time, I...

Hi,... and somebody says it's subjunctive. See also:http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChangingTenses/dqcdx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichSentencesAreCorrect/zjbhp/post.htm

The reason for Swan choosing "is not" is "I have drawn", he sees: There is not enough space to mention all the scholars on whose work I have drawn directly or indirectly.as an independent sentence written in indicative, with even if I had a complete record of my borrowingsas...

It is a characteristic of British English, and of American English to a lesser extent, and especially in older forms of the language on both sides of the Atlantic, to substitute shall and should for will and would with a first-person subject.Hence, this substitution in mind, the sentence is...

Many thanks for the response, but I'm not sure how it can be correct - and this is almost entirely my fault for not setting out an example well enough. In the coffin quotation, I believe that it can't simply be a subjunctive mood form because, by inserting 'we thought' into it,...

I'd just consider it a subjunctive mood form:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubjunctiveAlso, I think that a more clear version would be:Behind the doors there were to be other chambers, possibly a succession of them, where we thought we should find the coffin lying.'With this, it looks...

Brainflash...could this be an example of the , but...I think the Imp-Sub classification seems to fit wel, no? Then again, I could be going down completely the wrong track. All help appreciated.

Brainflash...could this be an example of the , but...I think the Imp-Sub classification seems to fit wel, no? Then again, I could be going down completely the wrong track. All help appreciated.