Евгений (Eugene)
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"I would like" in a conditional construction. "I would like to buy this hat." Can I transform this sentence into an imaginary statement/offer this way? - Would you like to buy this hat? - If you gave me a 10% discount, I would have liked to buy this hat! - Alright! deal! Is this correct? "If he had given me a 10% discount, I would have liked to buy this hat. But he didn't change the price." Thanks a lot!
2017년 10월 30일 오후 3:50
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"would like" isn't a conditional construction by itself, it's a more polite version of "want". if you need 2nd conditional in your dialogue, then don't use would + perfect infinitive, it makes the conditional mixed, it should be "- If you gave me a 10% discount, I would buy this hat!" And your last example is 3rd conditional, you should use "like" there too: ""If he had given me a 10% discount, I would have bough this hat. But he didn't change the price."
2017년 10월 30일
Thank you, sir! "If you gave me a 10% discount, I would have liked to buy this hat!" does this sentence sound strange? How would you formulate it?
2017년 10월 30일
For the last part, "If he had given me a 10% discount, I woukd have bought the hat" 3rd cond. Woukd like to buy it is not really one of the conditionals.
2017년 10월 30일
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Евгений (Eugene)
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아르메니아어, 영어, 프랑스어, 그루지야어, 그리스어(고대), 카자흐스탄어, 페르시아어, 러시아어, 스페인어, 우크라이나어
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