By Mixed conditionals, Verbs

There is always more trouble with the verb to be in conditional structures, in my opinion, so yes, it is very wrong.CJ

I think they are OK. See similar examples in books:34 on "if you get * you should ask"http://books.google.com/books?q=%22if+you+get+*+you+should+ask%22+&btnG=Search+BooksYou can think of them as being 1st conditionals: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_2.htmas If...

>I thihk the modal 'could' and possibly 'would' have some differing uses.could: about ability, would: about willingnessThe first is a mixed conditional, similar to what you can find on this page:http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.htmlThis is one of the...

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...

, (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...

Hi Manisha,When we would like to relate a failure in the past to an ongoing activity that is still considered unfulfilled today, we can use a mixed conditional statement in which one relates a present unreal condition (i.e. verb in the simple past - TYPE II conditional ) to a past unreal /...

Hi, The Graduate, Welcome to the forum! You're talking about conditional sentences. There are 3 types of them. If you ask 'What if you get married?', an anwer (although it's not actually an answer but just another question) is supposed to be with the verb 'will', i.e. 'Will you change your...

A) Are there any verbs that are usually not backshifted, and the whole sentence is rearranged instead? I think you mentioned "should". For example, if someone says "I should see a doctor", the reported version would be "He said he had to see a doctor" or "He said he'd better see a doctor" or...

Goodman wrote:... I was looking at it as a conditional. So was I, Goodman. But your suggestion was to write a so-called "mixed conditional" (a mix of type 2 and type 3). Number 8: First sentence: "We might win" = a reference to a theoretically possible future event Second sentence:...

Actually it is the right way of saying it! There's something called MIXED conditionals, and "if i were in your shoes, i would've killed him" is a perfect example. Type 2 Conditional, as Conchita57 meantioned, refers to an unreal situation in the present/future. So when you say "if i were...