2014年4月13日 · Both these last two sentences keep the rules of tense sequencing in first-conditional sentences. These two sentences, however, though correct, have different …

2013年1月10日 · Hello! I was trying to read internet resources about differences between the conjunctions, but it turned out to be impossible for my non-native conscience to understand …

2009年10月5日 · 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 …

2012年2月12日 · The second of these sentences is less likely because the eventuality described in the main clause in such sentences depends on future rather than present circumstances. Be …

2011年3月1日 · That would be a second conditional. By the way, the indicative was is sometimes used in sentences like this, instead of were. Opinions vary on the acceptability of this, but it's …

2014年8月28日 · Is there a Non-conditional use of "if" ..What I mean is in sentences like : 1. I want to know if they finished the report . 2. I want to know if they have finished the report. Are …

2015年4月16日 · I have no idea what "second conditional" means (not part of my schooling)—but if you're asking if you can use "was" instead of "were" in the two sentences above: No, you …

2010年7月20日 · Hello! I'm having a bit of trouble understanding conditional sentences in Swedish because it seems there are just to many different ways to say the same thing. I have doubts …

2015年5月15日 · Zero conditional is about general truths, habits or routines. Thus, the connotation of the three words (when, whenever and if) do not have much sense here. I gave …

2006年5月11日 · I meant that conditional sentences with a "would" in the first part of the sentence, the condition part, are heard (all along agreeing that I don't find such a usage …