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sand stirrupBOT
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robust dome
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That is just the sequence of tenses (concordance du temps)

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1st condition: possible
Si + présent/passé composé -> Présent, futur
« Si tu sors ce soir, je resterai ici »
(If you go out this evening, I'll stay here)
=> Describes things that can still happen

2nd condition: unlikely
Si + imparfait -> Conditionnel présent
« Si tu sortais ce soir, je resterais ici »
(If you were to go out/you went out, I would stay here)
=> Describes an alternate scenario occurring in the present

3rd condition: impossible
Si + plus-que-parfait -> Conditionnel passé
« Si tu étais sorti ce soir-là, je serais resté ici »
(If you had gone out that evening, I would've stayed here)
=> Describes an alternate scenario that might've occurred in the past

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I once made a fairly lengthy explanation, gimme a sec

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I should note that for some speakers, probably a lot of them, they might use the conditional in the « si » clause

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It is though a 'fault' that grates on a lot of speakers

robust dome
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Would you like me to translate or would you rather use a translator?

quiet vessel
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Thanks, but I think your explanation matches my answers

My answer was:
Si j’avais su qu’il pleuvait, je n’aurais pas oublié mon parapluie.

(third condition plus que parfait -> conditionel passé)

Si vous aviez eu plus de temps, vous auriez pu terminer le projet.

And the site where I’m studying indicated that I was wrong and showed this as correct:

Si j’aurais su qu’il pleuvait, je n’aurais pas oublié mon parapluie.

Si vous avez eu plus de temps, vous auriez pu terminer le projet.

robust dome
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Oh wait, the parts in parentheses were what you put in?

quiet vessel
quiet vessel
robust dome
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Sorry, I mixed it up

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The site is wrong

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What site is it?

quiet vessel
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Lingolia

robust dome
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That's weird, Lingolia tends to be accurate

quiet vessel
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Thanks so much for yuor help!!

quiet vessel
robust dome
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You got a link bcs I'm curious

quiet vessel
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sure, but its from a premium exercise

robust dome
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I'm gonna be real, you're getting the short end of that bargain

quiet vessel
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a print-screen maybe?

robust dome
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yeah a screenshot

quiet vessel
robust dome
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Huh, that is so weird

quiet vessel
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It's probably just a slip, it happens

robust dome
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Probably

quiet vessel
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Thanks btw