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Can you translate them all? Which one you liked the most? Why?
Challenge 1:
ReplyDeleteIs better to say "I tried and it failed" than to say "If I would tried, what would happened?"
Challenge 2:
"If I would asked to my costumers what thing they needed, they would said me a faster horse"
Challenge 3:
"If I would complied all the rules,I would never have gotten to anywhere"
Challenge 4:
"If would be only one truth, would not be possible paint hundred paints on the same topic"
Challenge 5:
"If I would planned the consequences, better I would be a whatchmaker"
Challenge 6:
"If would be more music schools than militarys on the street. Would be more guitars than machine guns and more artist than murderers"
Good try! Just remember that if the statements are in past, you need third conditional. After "would" only the simple form of verb is possible, so to describe something that happened or didn't happen in the past you need to use past perfect (had+past participle) in the if clause and "would" + have + past participle in the result clause. Check your work and make any necessary corrections ;)
ReplyDelete1. It´s better to say "I tried but It didn´t work" to say "If I had tried, what would have happened?
ReplyDelete2. If I had asked my clients, what did you need? they would have told me a faster horse
3. If I had followed all the rules, I wouldn´t ever have been anywhere
4. If It has existed only a truth, It wouldn't be possible to paint a hundred paintings about the same
5. If I had foreseen the consequences, I´d have been a watchmaker6.
6. If would exist more music schools than militaries on streets, there would be more guitars than guns and more artists than murders
1. Good job, just use "than to say" as you are comparing.
ReplyDelete2. Very close, the first part is an indirect question so how would you correct "what did you need" try to correct it. In the second part you would say"they would have told me that it was a faster horse"
3. The second clause: ever is used in questions, in this case you need to use "never" try to make the correction.
4. It is a present unreal condition, so check the rule about the verb tense you need in the "If clause"
5. Very good
6. If there were (never use would in the "if clause", the rest is fine!
1.- If there were only one truth, it wouldn´t be possible to paint hundreds of pictures on the same subject. PABLO PICASSO.
ReplyDelete2.- If I had foreseen the consequences, I would have become a watchmaker. ALBERT EINSTEIN.
3.- I only there were more music schools than the military in the streets, there would be more guitars than machine guns and more artists than murderers.
4.- It feels a lot better to say “I tried and it didn´t work” than to say “If I had tried. What could have happened?”
5.- If I had asked my clients what they needed they would have said a faster horse. HENRY FORD.
6.- If I had obeyed all the rules I would have never got anywhere. MARILYN MONROE.
Very good Carmen! Just check the following:
Delete3. IF only... ON the streets.
5. what they needed (wanted), they would have said faster horses.
Well done!
1) 1) It is preferable say: "I tried and dind´t work" that say "If I had tried, whay could be happed
ReplyDelete2) If I had asked to my clients what they needed, they maybe had sayed “ A faster horse”
3) If I had abided by all the rules I would not have reached no where
4) If just exist one only thruth, there not be way of painting hundred of paints about the same subject
5) If I had foreseen the consequences, I would be a watchmaker
6) If we had more musicans schools that militaries in the street, there would be more guitars tha guns, and more artist that killers
Thanks Rocío, well done. Check the following:
Delete1. It is preferable TO say "I tried and IT DIDN'T work" THAN "... WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED" (it is a 3rd. conditional)
2. ..., THEY WOULD HAVE SAID FASTER HORSES.
3. ... rules, I would not have reached ANYWHERE.
4. If there EXISTED ONLY ONE TRUTH, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE TO PAINT HUNDREDS OF PAINTINGS ON THE SAME TOPIC"
5. ..., I WOULD HAVE BEEN A WATCH MAKER"
6. .... MUSIC SCHOOLS THAN MILITARIES ON THE STREETS,...more guitars THAN guns, and more artists THAN killers.
These are details you need to pay attention too.
1)It is preferable to say: "I tried and didn't work." To say, "If I had tried, what would have happened?
ReplyDelete2)If I had asked my clients what tey needed, they would have told me faster horses.
3)If I had followed all the rules, I would never have gotten anywhere.
4)If there were only one truth, it wouldn't be possible to paint hundreds of pictures of the same subject.
5)If I had foreseen the consequences, I would have become a watchmaker
6)If there were more music schools than military men in the streets, there would be more guitars than machine guns and more artists than murderers.
Good job Alesi, just note the follwing:
ReplyDelete1. ... "I tried and IT didn't work" THAN TO..
2. .. what THEY needed,
4. ... ON the same subject.
5. ...ON the streets, ...,
Just be careful about details like these.