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Dear Pivetta,
I'm a stranger here myself, and I hope you will be made to feel as welcome as I have.
"If I had known" is the way to go in the subordinate clause. "Would have" sounds right in the main clause. It has to do with what happened first and what came later.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Past Conditional for Subjunctive? Pivetta 02/10/02 01:05 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? GallantTed 02/10/02 01:53 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? wwh 02/10/02 02:21 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/10/02 02:32 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? slithy toves 02/10/02 03:39 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? Faldage 02/10/02 01:06 PM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? wow 02/10/02 02:14 PM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? Jackie 02/10/02 10:23 PM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? hev 02/11/02 01:23 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? Bobyoungbalt 02/11/02 03:07 AM
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