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Misa
01-24-2008, 02:02 AM
(1)If you have missed, you have just to be honest to ask apologise then it finished.
(2)If you have missed, you would have just to be honest to ask apologise then it finished.
Which one is the correct sentence ?

Pete
01-24-2008, 02:23 PM
(1)If you have missed, you have just to be honest to ask apologise then it finished.
(2)If you have missed, you would have just to be honest to ask apologise then it finished.
Which one is the correct sentence ?
It is not an unreal conditional. so do not use would as in sentence 2.

However, sentence 1 has some problems; I suggest something like:
- If you have missed, you just have to be honest and apologize; then it will be finished.

Misa
02-02-2008, 03:24 PM
It is not an unreal conditional. so do not use would as in sentence 2.

However, sentence 1 has some problems; I suggest something like:
- If you have missed, you just have to be honest and apologize; then it will be finished.

Hi Rusty, I've gone for a long time. anyway,thanks for your answer. I used it to make a letter for my friend.
he,he. so it was helped me.

Misa
02-02-2008, 03:28 PM
Dear teacher, I have another question.
Started is the past tense of Start right? but sometimes I confused to other English speaker.
Exp. "they say Let's started " the meaning of phrase is to begin but the last word started is past tense.
Which is the common phrase?

1 let's started.
2 let's start or let's start to make it.

Rusty
02-02-2008, 04:14 PM
Dear teacher, I have another question.
Started is the past tense of Start right? but sometimes I confused to other English speaker.
Exp. "they say Let's started " the meaning of phrase is to begin but the last word started is past tense.
Which is the common phrase?

1 let's started.
2 let's start or let's start to make it.
Hi Misa: It was Pete who answered you earlier; he's the one who gets the credit.
I think the other English speaker is saying (or should be saying) "Let's get started." "Get" is used to form a passive voice, the same as the verb "be."
"Let's get started" means the same as "Let us be started." Native speakers don't usually say, "Let's be started." They say "Let's get started."

Misa
02-02-2008, 07:40 PM
Hi Misa: It was Pete who answered you earlier; he's the one who gets the credit.
I think the other English speaker is saying (or should be saying) "Let's get started." "Get" is used to form a passive voice, the same as the verb "be."
"Let's get started" means the same as "Let us be started." Native speakers don't usually say, "Let's be started." They say "Let's get started."

I see, I took a little search in passive form. Thank you Rusty.
Thank you also to Pete for answering my question above.
Hi Pete, I've just misspelled typing. :)