Conditional sentences with 'when' 'once' 'as soon as'
Jan 10, 2013 · 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 …
"Be going to do" in the main clause of conditional sentences
Apr 12, 2014 · Both these last two sentences keep the rules of tense sequencing in first-conditional sentences. These two sentences, however, though correct, have different …
Swedish: conditional sentences. - WordReference Forums
Jul 20, 2010 · 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 …
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Feb 26, 2023 · A type 2 conditional refers to the present/future, not to the past, so if you want to read the sentence as a type 2 conditional, it makes sense to think of this as being a temporary …
be going to in the main clause of a conditional sentence
Feb 12, 2012 · 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 …
When, whenever and if in zero conditional - WordReference Forums
May 15, 2015 · 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 an example: …
If I had studied hard, I would <pass> <have passed> the exam.
Aug 27, 2022 · Confusion about the meaning of conditional sentences is often down to confusion about tenses, and that is often down to the way in which n-type gurus restrict the tenses which …
Norwegian: conditional sentences (type 2 & 3) - WordReference …
Apr 11, 2010 · How can make a conditional sentence (type 2& 3) ,like these: 1)If I passed the exam,I would/could come with you. 2)If I had passed the exam,I would/could have come with you.
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Jan 27, 2016 · We are familiar with the tense sequencing in the Type I (present/future) and Type II (perfect/conditional) conditional sentences, so some people might be tempted to say that all …
Future perfect and conditional sentences - WordReference Forums
Sep 4, 2016 · I'm not a native speaker but: "If he doesn't hurry, the plane wil have left by the time he gets to the airport."