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Is ''If I knew, I would have told you" a correct use of conditionals
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)“Will have” vs. “Would have”Third conditional would have and would“Would have” in the followinguse of would in statementsIs a past tense protasis necessarily hypothetical when followed by an apodosis with “would have”?“If I had had money, I [would give/could give/would have given] you…”“Schopenhauer would approve” vs “Schopenhauer would have approved”Is 'if I would have …, I would have …' a valid conditional?I would have felt that I was or were?should you have (conditionals)
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I was wondering if one could use if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
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I was wondering if one could use if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
conditionals
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This is correct. It is a very good example of usage of conditionals.
– Karlomanio
Feb 22 at 15:30
This sounds weird to me. I would say either "If I knew, I would tell you" or "If I had known, I would have told you." Searching the OP's sentence returns a scholarly paper on nonstandard conditionals: doi:10.2478/rjes-2014-0001 and a few other discussions of the unidiomatic nature of this construction.
– shoover
Feb 22 at 16:51
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I was wondering if one could use if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
conditionals
asked Feb 22 at 14:04
JohnJohn
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I was wondering if one could use if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
conditionals
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JohnJohn
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JohnJohn
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This is correct. It is a very good example of usage of conditionals.
– Karlomanio
Feb 22 at 15:30
This sounds weird to me. I would say either "If I knew, I would tell you" or "If I had known, I would have told you." Searching the OP's sentence returns a scholarly paper on nonstandard conditionals: doi:10.2478/rjes-2014-0001 and a few other discussions of the unidiomatic nature of this construction.
– shoover
Feb 22 at 16:51
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This is correct. It is a very good example of usage of conditionals.
– Karlomanio
Feb 22 at 15:30
This sounds weird to me. I would say either "If I knew, I would tell you" or "If I had known, I would have told you." Searching the OP's sentence returns a scholarly paper on nonstandard conditionals: doi:10.2478/rjes-2014-0001 and a few other discussions of the unidiomatic nature of this construction.
– shoover
Feb 22 at 16:51
This is correct. It is a very good example of usage of conditionals.
– Karlomanio
Feb 22 at 15:30
This is correct. It is a very good example of usage of conditionals.
– Karlomanio
Feb 22 at 15:30
This sounds weird to me. I would say either "If I knew, I would tell you" or "If I had known, I would have told you." Searching the OP's sentence returns a scholarly paper on nonstandard conditionals: doi:10.2478/rjes-2014-0001 and a few other discussions of the unidiomatic nature of this construction.
– shoover
Feb 22 at 16:51
This sounds weird to me. I would say either "If I knew, I would tell you" or "If I had known, I would have told you." Searching the OP's sentence returns a scholarly paper on nonstandard conditionals: doi:10.2478/rjes-2014-0001 and a few other discussions of the unidiomatic nature of this construction.
– shoover
Feb 22 at 16:51
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Yes, you most definitely could.
if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
You have two verbs in the past form (to know and to tell). Therefore, the tense is consistent in the context.
You also begin with a dependent if clause, which is correct. The usage of the auxiliary would in the independent clause is obviously appropriate here as you're using it is a conditional verb.
On another note, would can be replaced with could and might. It will change the meaning, but it's something to keep note of because it is still grammatically correct.
answered Feb 22 at 14:22
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Yes, you most definitely could.
if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
You have two verbs in the past form (to know and to tell). Therefore, the tense is consistent in the context.
You also begin with a dependent if clause, which is correct. The usage of the auxiliary would in the independent clause is obviously appropriate here as you're using it is a conditional verb.
On another note, would can be replaced with could and might. It will change the meaning, but it's something to keep note of because it is still grammatically correct.
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Yes, you most definitely could.
if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
You have two verbs in the past form (to know and to tell). Therefore, the tense is consistent in the context.
You also begin with a dependent if clause, which is correct. The usage of the auxiliary would in the independent clause is obviously appropriate here as you're using it is a conditional verb.
On another note, would can be replaced with could and might. It will change the meaning, but it's something to keep note of because it is still grammatically correct.
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Yes, you most definitely could.
if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
You have two verbs in the past form (to know and to tell). Therefore, the tense is consistent in the context.
You also begin with a dependent if clause, which is correct. The usage of the auxiliary would in the independent clause is obviously appropriate here as you're using it is a conditional verb.
On another note, would can be replaced with could and might. It will change the meaning, but it's something to keep note of because it is still grammatically correct.
answered Feb 22 at 14:22
Jai AmruthJai Amruth
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Yes, you most definitely could.
if + past simple / would + have + past participle.
You have two verbs in the past form (to know and to tell). Therefore, the tense is consistent in the context.
You also begin with a dependent if clause, which is correct. The usage of the auxiliary would in the independent clause is obviously appropriate here as you're using it is a conditional verb.
On another note, would can be replaced with could and might. It will change the meaning, but it's something to keep note of because it is still grammatically correct.
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This is correct. It is a very good example of usage of conditionals.
– Karlomanio
Feb 22 at 15:30
This sounds weird to me. I would say either "If I knew, I would tell you" or "If I had known, I would have told you." Searching the OP's sentence returns a scholarly paper on nonstandard conditionals: doi:10.2478/rjes-2014-0001 and a few other discussions of the unidiomatic nature of this construction.
– shoover
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