If I had studied hard, I would <pass> <have passed> the exam.
Aug 27, 2022 · I was taught at school that there are four types of conditional sentences. However, I found that there is a fifth type called the mixed conditional. Basically, it combines the if clause …
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Jan 5, 2012 · In conditional sentences (where a main clause is dependent upon the condition stated in the conditional clause), the conditions are usually prefaced by "if" or "unless". I've not …
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Mar 26, 2024 · Hello! I have trouble with "if" and "when" in zero conditional sentences... 1. What happens to your body when you eat oatmeal every day? 2. Frozen food thaws faster when you …
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Jun 22, 2021 · Both sentences are widely used in spoken English. "Was" is used commonly in American English. However, when describing a potentially possible or hypothetical situation, it …
"Be going to do" in the main clause of conditional sentences
Apr 12, 2014 · The point is that the be-going-to future can function in conditional sentences either as a present or as a future tense, from the point of view of tense sequencing.
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May 15, 2015 · In 'Grammar and Beyond' by Blass, Iannuzzi, Savage and Reppen, I have learnt that when, whenever and if can be used in the zero conditional without changing the meaning. …
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Jan 2, 2019 · Any non-subjunctive or non-conditional verbs that follow have to be in the past tense. If so, for the verb be, there are two past subjunctive forms, i.e. were and was.
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Oct 22, 2024 · If I have is just a variation of If I had. Either way, it's a conditional sentence. After all, both sentences start with "if." As a general observation (and not a rule), perhaps, for some …
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Oct 5, 2009 · Hello Everybody, If I am not mistaken, "should" can be used as a conditional instead of "if", right? Could somebody tell me whether this sentence is right and if it is frequent to use …
Conditional sentences with 'when' 'once' 'as soon as'
Jan 10, 2013 · I can not give you any examples, but I would like to ask you for advice on this, and I would be grateful if you could give me your own examples with the distinctions between such …