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If second conditional
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Mohamed Hamed
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If second conditional
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Which one is correct? Can a student say, "If I were a dentist, I would advise people to brush their teeth," or should the student use first conditional if? I was told that it is not an imaginary situation as students can be dentists in the future.
Thanks in advance.
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16 Apr 2019
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Aisha77
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I believe you were told wrong then, and under my point of view, there is no point to use the first conditional here... You made it perfect as it is a sentence based on your imagination. You could use the first conditional by saying "If I become a dentist I will advise (recommend) people to brush their teeth" as here you are quite certain or at least you believe it is possible for you to become a dentist one day (probably cause you are studying to graduate one day) I hope this could help you Aisha ;)
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16 Apr 2019
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yanogator
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Aisha is correct. The second conditional isn�t for things that can�t happen; it is for things that aren�t currently true. In fact, I would say that it is usually used for situations that could happen. If I were rich, I would make large donations to charity. If my students studied harder, they would have better grades. Bruce |
16 Apr 2019
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