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Hi,Would these be considered counfactual (Does counfactual mean contrary to the fact? Can we assume the word 'hypothetical' as having the same meaning as the term "counfactual" with a notion of a past event with the "general present" -- as you have coined (termed?) it?...

They are all correct. For lengthier discussions with lots of examples of the use of the past perfect tense after before, see Re: before past perfect tense , past tense and Re: Past Simple or Past Perfect. This is a common pattern for expressing "interruptive relationships" between...

Hi rakib, Welcome to the English Forums!You'll have to wait for an ESL expert to give you the inside scoop on conditionals and references.If you stay, you will find out what I mean. Only if you stay will you find out what I mean. If you stay you will find out what I mean, but that's...

Please tell me if they are number 2 conditionals or just a conditional or a gentle request or possibly a wrong conditonal 1. If you have some salt, would you pass it to me?2. If you have some salt, you would pass it to me, wouldn't you?3. If you had some salt, would you pass it to me?

Your research is leading you to see that there is no complete agreement about what the terms "first, second, and third conditional" mean.This is not mathematics, where every book you read says the same thing: 2 + 2 = 4.This is grammar, where every author has his own opinion of what...

.I'm sorry, but your conglomeration of poorly structured example sentences and confused numbers makes it unclear to me what you are asking. Nor are your following questions particularly lucid. I can tell you that 'would fail' is conditional 2, which is a present form.Perhaps if you...

The condition is that the if clause may be fulfilled. In your sentences it is already impossible to fulfil the if clause making the sentences purely hypothesis. This is known as a type III conditional and is formed thus: if + past perfect + would + have + past participle. A conditional formed...

This is no reflection on Marius at all, but realize that titles like Guru are based entirely on the number of posts a person has contributed to the forum. When you reach the correct number of posts (I forget what it is), you too will be a Guru.CJ

Hi, Two questions, if I may. 1. Is this a correct conditional? Note that the priests had to look after their own fellowship with God if they were to minister to others. To follow what I call "traditional patterns", it seems logical to write it as: Note that the priests would have...

Read: http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.htmlthose pages show you quite clearly the tenses and the real/unreal aspect of it.Don't get stuck in numbers (type 1, etc), think about correctness and what you want to express.