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 #17 (permalink) Fri Feb 26, 2010 13:51 pm Explanation of the Conditional III |
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| cn u explain mor on tis?thanz |
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| #18 (permalink) Fri Feb 26, 2010 14:56 pm Explanation of the Conditional III |
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I think that we need to fix a few more basic problems with your English first:
Can you explain a bit more about this? Thanks.
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| #19 (permalink) Mon Oct 18, 2010 14:14 pm Explanation of the Conditional III |
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Hello,
I still can't understand well about the conditional I,II and III although i'd read the story.
Can somebody please explain it one by one to me?
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| #20 (permalink) Mon Oct 18, 2010 14:19 pm Explanation of the Conditional III |
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Start, then, by reading about conditional sentences HERE.
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| #21 (permalink) Mon Oct 18, 2010 14:34 pm Explanation of the Conditional III |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
| Start, then, by reading about conditional sentences HERE. |
Thank you, Mister Micawber.
It helps a lot. |
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| #22 (permalink) Mon Feb 14, 2011 7:23 am Explanation of the Conditional III |
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| Thank you very much, Mister Micawber |
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| #23 (permalink) Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:53 am Explanation of the Conditional III |
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Hi all
The past perfect is used for an action that occurred before another action in the past.
In this sentence this doesn't happen
If you had got that job, would you have been able to move to a new house?
Can anyone explain why
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| #24 (permalink) Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:59 am Explanation of the Conditional III |
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Hi,
In your sentence:
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| If you had got that job, would you have been able to move to a new house? |
the verb in the first part is indeed in the past perfect tense but it is also in the subjunctive form, suggesting an 'unreal' situation.
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| #25 (permalink) Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:24 am Explanation of the Conditional III |
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Thank you Alan
I think this kind of sentence is too complex for an elementary level
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| #26 (permalink) Tue Dec 06, 2011 18:00 pm Re: Explanation of the Conditional III |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
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Both are fine.
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Does that mean both of them( got or gotten) are the past participle form of get?
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| #27 (permalink) Tue Dec 06, 2011 19:42 pm Explanation of the Conditional III |
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Yes. 'Gotten' is not used in British English.
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