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I know 'would' carries many meanings. My problem is sometimes I find it difficult to tell which meaning the speaker uses. I think I understand its hypothetical usage, and in some contexts, its politeness usage. Below is a post that has several woulds I have trouble interpreting. I also...

Hi Giuseppe, and welcome! The structure you're referring to is called "inversion." Your examples fall into a singular category (that of negative/restrictive expression) which includes other expressions, such as barely, scarcely, hardly, seldom, little, never, under no circumstances,...

1) Would you please help me finish these clauses ? a) If you were to give him a chance… b) If you were to fail … c) Would it be possible to use the indicative “If you ARE …” in the above clauses ? What difference would it make? JTT: It's theoretically possible but the more common...

Dear teachers, As usual, I'll ask many questions in one post but you can, of course, answer them at your convenience. 1) Would you please help me finish these clauses ? a) If you were to give him a chance… b) If you were to fail … c) Would it be possible to use the indicative “If...