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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? #56111 02/10/2002 2:21 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Pivetta: I have forgotten all the grammar I once knew, and all our experts must be watching the Olympics. I would never use the "would" in your example. "I wish I could have known.." seems OK, or simpler "I wish I had known." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Past Conditional for Subjunctive? Pivetta 02/10/2002 1:05 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? GallantTed 02/10/2002 1:53 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? wwh 02/10/2002 2:21 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/10/2002 2:32 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? slithy toves 02/10/2002 3:39 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? Faldage 02/10/2002 1:06 PM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? wow 02/10/2002 2:14 PM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? Jackie 02/10/2002 10:23 PM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? hev 02/11/2002 1:23 AM Re: Past Conditional for Subjunctive? Bobyoungbalt 02/11/2002 3:07 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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