View Single Post
  #24 (permalink)  
Old 04-Jul-2006, 03:21
Tdol Tdol is offline
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: UK
Posts: 25,275
Current Location: Phnom Penh
First Language: English
Thanks: 2
Thanked 338 Times in 308 Posts
Tdol has disabled reputation
Default Re: Really Mixed Conditionals

This first/third conditional does tend to be used mostly with 'should', though not exclusively. With 'would'the degree of certainty pushes it more towards using the past tense because with the higher degree of certainty, then there is less room for doubt about his inability to me.
Reply With Quote