[Grammar] Conditionals

[englishlearner77]

Please, check...
If the house hadn't been stolen, we haven't to buy new furniture now.
Thanks!

 

[sb70012]

Hello Englishlearner,

"stolen" is not ok in your sentence.

If the house hadn't been burglarized, we wouldn't have bought new furniture. (it's third conditional)

I'm not a native English speaker.

 

[englishlearner77]

Hello Englishlearner,

"stolen" is not ok in your sentence.

If the house hadn't been burglarized, we wouldn't have bought new furniture. (it's third conditional)

But I want to express the idea that I'm buying furnitures now....and your sentence is all about past without any connection with present.

 

[SoothingDave]

"... we wouldn't have to buy new..."

 

[sb70012]

But I want to express the idea that I'm buying furnitures now....and your sentence is all about past without any connection with present.

If the house hadn't been burglarized, we wouldn't (have to) buy new furniture now.

Englishlearner, the word "furniture" is an uncountable noun. Don't say "furnitures"

 

[englishlearner77]

If the house hadn't been burglarized, we wouldn't (have to) buy new furniture now.

Englishlearner, the word "furniture" is an uncountable noun. Don't say "furnitures"

Thanks...
I know ,but it happened accidentally

 

[englishlearner77]

Hello Englishlearner,

"stolen" is not ok in your sentence.

If the house hadn't been burglarized, we wouldn't have bought new furniture. (it's third conditional)

Why is it third conditional,if I'm going to buy furniture right now?
Shouldn't it be mixed conditional (with past condition and present result?):-?

 

[Barb_D]

You need to use different titles for your threads.

 

[5jj]

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Why is it third conditional,if I'm going to buy furniture right now?
Shouldn't it be mixed conditional (with past condition and present result?):-?

See posts #4 and #5. Also '... we wouldn't be buying ...'

 

[emsr2d2]

And in BrE, "burgled", not "burglarized".

If the house hadn't been burgled, we wouldn't have to buy new furniture [now].