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I would go to the seaside if the weather ____ good. A. has been B. were C. is Note: Here is my attempt to analyze the question: For A, the sentence should be changed to --> “I would HAVE GONE to the seaside if the weather HAD BEEN good.” For B, --> “I would HAVE GONE to the seaside if the weather WERE good.” Am I right? Please let me know if I have made a mistake, thanks.
9 mai 2013 02:46
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A is fine: matching had + v3 with would have + v3. B needs changing: usually would on its own in a conditional sentence matches with a past sentence. I.e. I would go to the seaside if the weather were good. (I would more readily use 'was' here but was and were are often used interchangeably in these types of conditional sentences). ps. It is possible to use mixed conditionals, i.e. If the weather hadn't been bad then I would be there now. 3rd - 2nd. Or: I still don't have enough money to go with you, even if the weather had been better. 2nd - 3rd. *These mixed conditionals are less common though. The correct answer for your initial question is B. HtH - Rob
9 mai 2013
B is correct. 2nd conditional. A could be corect if you change it to 'had been'. Mixed 2nd - 3rd conditional. *I wrote a long answer just now but after submitting it disappeared, not sure where it had gone. HtH Rob
9 mai 2013
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