By Verbs, Conditionals

Re: Conditional past-future

golf tomorrow. The omission of and in the go and VERB pattern is only possible when literally "go" (not goes, went, going, or gone) precedes. (At least that's been my observation. Maybe you can find counterexamples.) The verb that follows has to be the same part of the verb as...

Re: Would

Hi RotterYes, of course, there are differences in the word order, but a similar auxiliary (ska, which is related to shall) and a present infinitive (köpa, buy) is needed in your sentence. And a perfect conditional is formed in the same way in English and Swedish as well:If I had had money, I...

Re: Would

Tack Cool BreezeJag tränar 3 gånger i vecka på SATS Sports Club. Jag håller på styrketräning.Tack vare träningen väger jag 60-62 kilos. Si = Ifj'ai = I havel'argent = the moneyj'achete = I will buyune nouvelle voiture = a new car

Re: conditional

Thank you, Mr. M. Then, what are these ones I wrote? They have if-clauses and what look to be resultant clauses, and also, they seem to be good, sensible sentences. All first conditional?? If I hear from you before I leave, I would call you when I get home. If I get a raise this month, I...

conditional

Hi, Are these all examples of the first conditional? If a if-clause is in the present tense, then any modal verbs can be used and it would still be a first conditional sentence? A zero conditional sentence is the one only states general rules and can't use modal verbs? All first...

Re: corrections

«If you hadn't stopped at the grocery store, we wouldn't have missed our flight and would be in Italy now (my preference - 2nd conditional), would have arrived in Italy now( 3rd) , would have been in Italy (3rd I guess but somehow lacking something :) )» All correct except the last...

Re: corrections

Thanks Ant for your reply. I get it now. REgarding the last point, I would have been in the hospital is, I think, a third conditional For example, If you hadn't stopped at the grocery store, we wouldn't have missed our flight and would be in Italy now (my preference - 2nd conditional),...

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Hi, I think you said the following do not need a conjunction because a semicolon establishes the connection. She loved him with all her heart; she never told him. sounds OK I took out the garbage; it was smelly. sounds stupid. Can I write like these for those two examples of yours? Yes. She...

Re: conjunctive adverb with comma and semicolon

Thank you, Clive. I think you said the following do not need a conjunction because a semicolon establishes the connection. She loved him with all her heart; she never told him. sounds OK I took out the garbage; it was smelly. sounds stupid. Can I write like these for those two examples of...

Re: tense

Hi, Hi, Why is it that in the situation below, 'would' has to go with 'spent' and 'will' with 'has spent"? I know 'would' is used in the sense of indicating past actions but 'would' is also used for indicating conditional intention. He spent...