Even if/though we couldn’t manage without their help, I wouldn’t ask them The correct answer is “Even if” because (as I understand) only ‘even if’ can be used in conditional sentences. Even if we couldn’t manage without their help, I wouldn’t ask them. We didn’t ask them for help, and we wouldn’t even if the … Read more
I have got two sentences and I want to know whether they make sense gramatically or not. 1) I would surely have crashed the car if I was driving at the time you called me. 2)I would surely have crashed the car if I had been driving at the time you called me. Both these … Read more
I would like to ask, if the sentence below is grammatical and how can we understand this sentence: If the car was sold in the last week, you wouldn’t see this in the public database yet. Also, can we understand from this sentence that selling a car in the past influence the present? I mean … Read more
Does it mean: 1. If a tiger/lion is hungry or threatened, it certainly WILL attack. or does it mean: 2. A tiger/lion will attack ONLY if it is hungry or threatened (and never otherwise). I want to know because the answer to this question will decide how I answer the following question on my test: … Read more
I came across the following sentence posted at the city of Melbourne public transportation rules, referring to the duties of the transportation officers: They can check your ticket and concession entitlement, even after you’ve left the vehicle or station. Why the verb in the dependent clause (following even after) is in Present Perfect? Would this … Read more
You are feeling ill. I would stay at home if I were you. Can I replace would with should? Like this: You are feeling ill. I should stay at home if I were you. It seems illogical to me; however I am not sure. I couldn’t find an answer that answers my question elsewhere. Answer … Read more
Is there any difference between: If I were you, I would work harder. If I were you, I would have worked harder. And can we use was rather than were in both sentences? Answer Is there any difference If I were you, I would work harder is subjunctive present, which means that the verb phrase … Read more
I have a message to write where the recipient may encounter two problems. It is currently written like this: “If you are having problem X or if you are having problem Y please contact Z.” I’m not sure if the second if is necessary or even allowed. Should it be: “If you are having problem … Read more
I am having a problem defining the British English grammar used here. The context is that I am chatting with my brother about taking my sister to see the sequel to a film and I do know if she has seen the first film. Seeing the second film is contingent on the first film having … Read more
I know the four types of conditionals. In the if clause, I know that “if” could be replaced by “when” and “should”. On the other hand, I do not know if this would be possible with the main clause. Can we replace the word “would” with other words, like “should or “could”? Answer It is … Read more
