By Mixed conditionals, Clauses

Hi, A:How is it different? Is the zero conditional and the second and third ones type 1? I think CalifJim told us that the modal 'can' counts as present. 1.If you can make money, please use the money to help people. 2. If you can make money, use money to help people. 3. If you can...

Hi, i have some questions on the subject of present unreal conditionals and hope you would be able to help me. 1. I would play chess more if I didn't listen to pop music so much. If the sentence had the word 'had' in the 'if' clause, then I would have considered it a second...

, (then) ... would have ... UNREAL, COUNTERFACTUAL *The past is sometimes called the past subjunctive in this position. Only the verb to be has a special form (were in all persons and numbers) in this position.Other combinations of tenses in these kinds of if patterns have no...

Marius, I feel kinda scared writing another reply to you... If you are angry at me, just feel free to ignore me! «If this house had been white I'd have bought it. Past time.» Yep, this is the standard type 3, used in a past context. But there exist mixed conditionals. Here's a...

Marius Hancu wrote:The mixed conditional with were in the past time is quite OK: Quint chats THE NINES with Ryan Reynolds and John August!!! -- Ain ... If you weren’t as prepared as you were, this would have been awful and wouldn’t have worked. ... I just got back from Pittsburgh...

In the past, if you wanted to eat Japanese food, you would have had to go to Japan but now, you can find Japanese restaurants all around the world, from New York to Istanbul or Sydney. Is such a structure possible in the English L language?Yes. This structure is called a mixed...

Then if you're asking about these...1. Suppose you were a woman, would you try to seduce him? 2. Suppose you are a woman, would you try to seduce him? ...the answer is that #1 is much better. In the second sentence there's a mixed conditional, but it's not the kind of mixed conditional that...

Hi RotterYes, the possibility of making a new drug always exists, but the degree of probability varies.In sentences 4 and 5, the degree of probability that a powerful new drug to kill the AIDS virus will be developed is identical. You presented the condition (in the IF-clause) as likely in both...

1. You said "If tomorrow is nice, I could go for a walk" is a mixed conditional? Yes. The 'unmixed' form is "If tomorrow is nice, I can go for a walk." But that "could" is not counterfactual, so I think those kinds of sentences are fine as they are. Yes, it's OK. Do you usually say "You...

Thank you so much! You posted a lot... are you still ok? I'm still convinced modals are toxic. The problem is that I am even more confused! Everything in your post was confusing to me I've been trying to understand this for a long time, now I feel like all I know is wrong... I think I'll...