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FORM: =) S+have/has+Vpp…
=) Have /Has+S+Vpp…?
SIGNAL WORDS:
Just Never
=) S+have/has+not+been+V-ing…
=) Have/Has+S+been+V-ing?
SIGNAL WORDS:
NOTE: -Nhấn mạnh vào sự liên tục của hành động trong bao lâu
-Hành động mang tính chất tạm thời.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:
Type 1: FORM: If+S+V(ht); S+will+V
The tense shift will occur only in instances when the condition is no
longer valid. Otherwise, the tenses remain the same.
Luke said that if we hurry up, we’ll catch the bus. (This
information is still relevant. Luke and his interlocutor still have
time to catch the bus.)
Luke said that if we hurried up, we’d catch the bus. (These
reported words aren’t relevant anymore. The bus has already
left. Note the tense and modal shift: the present simple
becomes the past simple, and will become would.)
The above tense and modal shifting rules apply to the second
conditional too. If the condition is still relevant, no changes occur.
However, if it’s outdated, the past simple becomes the past perfect
and would become would + have + past participle.
Sofia said that if she had more money, she would buy a new car.
(Sofia still doesn’t have money, and consequently, she can’t buy
a new car.)
Sofia said that if she had had more money, she would have
bought a new car. (The speaker remembers Sofia’s words and
wishes from the past. Maybe Sofia doesn’t have any money
issues now.)
Example: Tania: If I had seen him, I would have told him about the
accident.
Tania said that if she had seen him, she would have told him
about the accident.