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I think you are over-analyzing.would like with an infinitive is an idiom expressing desire. would love is an emphatic form of would like.They are both used as if they were present tenses.I would to go with you._____There is really no need to appeal to the concepts of ellipsis or conditionals. ...

You will see it and hear it from time to time, but the canonical form is with the if-clause in the past, as Mr. M. has illustrated above.CJ

Hi,Please tell me if we could have the modal 'would' after an if-clause in present tense.If you make some cookies, I should/would be happy/delighted.

I don't really know exactly why I said "wrong" in one place and "awkward" in another! Your question in the other thread seemed to focus on mixed conditionals, and I didn't want to leave you with the impression that all mixed conditionals are wrong. Maybe that's...

Hi Seraphin.Can I make it all in the present tense IF the investigation has occurred ? You can use present tense in principle clause only if you're talking about main truths and facts, it's also called zero conditional if ... present tense ...present tense.. "If you read a lot you...

It's not that simple because the main verb of the conditional clause is "think" (present tense). "Love" is a subordinate verb of the conditional clause.

Hi,What is the difference? I hope you've seen it, but if you hadn't (haven't), I'd love to run it for you now.I think the 'hadn't' version is a type 2 conditional (unreal). To me, using a present tense in the if-clause is new. How does it work?Is this good?If you have...

The first sentence means essentially the same as "...can/will you lend me some?", but "could/would" has the effect of "softening" the request -- making it seem less direct. The use of "happen to have" (as opposed to just "have") makes no...

They certainly seem correct to me. Perhaps it's the idiom happen to that's bothering you.If you happen to have money = If, by chance, it turns out that you have money CJ

Hi, In part of the final post of the thread started by Anon named "Nagging conditional problem", Marius wrote this: If you happen to have money (with/on you), could/would you lend me some? [this is more about present or: Should you have money (with/on you), could/would you lend...