Only the 3rd conditional refers to past time. |
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Added: September 2003 |
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| Willbut - 20th October 2003 23:27
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| The second creeps into the third sometimes.
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| tdol - 11th June 2004 02:55
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If we aren't sure about the past event, we use a structure like the second conditional, but don't use 'were' for the first and third person singular:
If there was a security breach last night, it would be a serious problem.
(We don't know for sure whether there was a breach)
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| Ted - 31st October 2005 15:48
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| If we went there, we would always eat the curry. (whenever/if the occasion arose)
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| setryt - 4th December 2007 23:34
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| why is i that so many answerd true when its unbelievable??????????
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