“If + would” conditional in present perfect tenseExplaining the Second Conditional and the Third...
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“If + would” conditional in present perfect tense
Explaining the Second Conditional and the Third Conditional in a “logical” way“if” conditional with present perfect tense that could be realDoes the past perfect tense make sense in this sentence? “Sent from an ”is“ to a ”was“ before he'd had his breakfast.”Present perfect continues tensePresent simple and perfect tense in the first conditionalPresent perfect with past perfect and past simplePresent perfect tense and present continous tenseUsage of “simple past” and “present perfect”Turning a subjunctive dependent content clause into a past tenseCan "if + past simple be used in not conditional meaning?
Is it allowed to use the "if + would" conditional when speculating about a polite request that could have taken place in past? I know that the would structure can be used to make a polite request, but can it be used for making one in the past as well?
Example: If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
Also, may I use this construction in the past perfect tense?
Example: If he "would had told" me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
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Is it allowed to use the "if + would" conditional when speculating about a polite request that could have taken place in past? I know that the would structure can be used to make a polite request, but can it be used for making one in the past as well?
Example: If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
Also, may I use this construction in the past perfect tense?
Example: If he "would had told" me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
grammar sequence-of-tenses
asked 37 mins ago
RareRare
726
add a comment |
Is it allowed to use the "if + would" conditional when speculating about a polite request that could have taken place in past? I know that the would structure can be used to make a polite request, but can it be used for making one in the past as well?
Example: If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
Also, may I use this construction in the past perfect tense?
Example: If he "would had told" me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
grammar sequence-of-tenses
asked 37 mins ago
RareRare
726
Is it allowed to use the "if + would" conditional when speculating about a polite request that could have taken place in past? I know that the would structure can be used to make a polite request, but can it be used for making one in the past as well?
Example: If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
Also, may I use this construction in the past perfect tense?
Example: If he "would had told" me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
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There is nothing wrong with this:
✔ If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
However, it's a bit more common for it to be phrased this way:
✔ If he had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
On the other hand, the combination of both would and had does not work:
✘ If he would had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
answered 18 mins ago
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If he would had told me is considered grammatically incorrect. The first example you showed is right.
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First example:
✔ Correct
Second example:
✖ Incorrect
Either having had without would, or having have with would are both correct,
Can't mix those to up!
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There is nothing wrong with this:
✔ If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
However, it's a bit more common for it to be phrased this way:
✔ If he had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
On the other hand, the combination of both would and had does not work:
✘ If he would had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
answered 18 mins ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
15.9k22237
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There is nothing wrong with this:
✔ If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
However, it's a bit more common for it to be phrased this way:
✔ If he had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
On the other hand, the combination of both would and had does not work:
✘ If he would had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
answered 18 mins ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
15.9k22237
add a comment |
There is nothing wrong with this:
✔ If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
However, it's a bit more common for it to be phrased this way:
✔ If he had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
On the other hand, the combination of both would and had does not work:
✘ If he would had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
answered 18 mins ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
15.9k22237
There is nothing wrong with this:
✔ If he would have told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
However, it's a bit more common for it to be phrased this way:
✔ If he had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
On the other hand, the combination of both would and had does not work:
✘ If he would had told me what he wanted for lunch, I would have cooked it for him.
answered 18 mins ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
15.9k22237
answered 18 mins ago
Jason BassfordJason Bassford
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answered 18 mins ago
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answered 18 mins ago
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If he would had told me is considered grammatically incorrect. The first example you showed is right.
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If he would had told me is considered grammatically incorrect. The first example you showed is right.
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If he would had told me is considered grammatically incorrect. The first example you showed is right.
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First example:
✔ Correct
Second example:
✖ Incorrect
Either having had without would, or having have with would are both correct,
Can't mix those to up!
answered 8 mins ago
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First example:
✔ Correct
Second example:
✖ Incorrect
Either having had without would, or having have with would are both correct,
Can't mix those to up!
answered 8 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1806
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First example:
✔ Correct
Second example:
✖ Incorrect
Either having had without would, or having have with would are both correct,
Can't mix those to up!
answered 8 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1806
First example:
✔ Correct
Second example:
✖ Incorrect
Either having had without would, or having have with would are both correct,
Can't mix those to up!
answered 8 mins ago
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
1806
answered 8 mins ago
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1806
answered 8 mins ago
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