By Interviews, Conditionals

As a footnote: 1. If he were here now, he would be able to answer the question. 2. If she were a little bigger, she wouldn't be quite so small. The "were" in these examples is called the "past subjunctive". The past subjunctive is used principally in conditional (hypothetical) statements, such...

Marius Hancu wrote: 1. If he (was, were) over 18, he would have been hired.were is better than was, but still not the best (see further). My take: If he had been over 18 ... is ok because it's an unreal condition in the past, eg. at the moment of the interview. BUT ... If he were over 18...

IMO, this is indirect/reported speech (said) and conditionals (would) In direct speech, Solvedt says at the time of the interview: "I think that Denpack turnover would double within five years from today. " (I don't think he's certain about it) In reported speech in the past: Last...

Jack112 wrote: I don't get it. Is 'would' or 'will' correct here? If 'will' is wrong, how come the conditional rule doesn't work here? 1. If they can give me an ineterview, that would be nice. (How is 'would' used here?) 2 . If they can give me an ineterview, that will be...

Eimai_Anglos wrote:QUOTE: 1. If they can give me an ineterview, that would be nice. (How is 'would' used here?) "Would" is used to express doubt. "If they can give me an interview, that would be nice, but they probably can't." So 'would' is not a conditional here?

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