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dadou
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Hi guys, i went through the manhattan flash card sentence correction and i came across sth i still dont understand. i am supposed to identify the errors in this sentence:
If my mother did not attend the London School of Economics, she might not meet my father, and i might not have been here now.
and the correct sentence is: If my mother had not attended the London School of Economics, she might not have met my father, and i might not be here now
i dont understand why they used have met, i believe that they should have used the past tense met because the mother and the father met in the past once and it stopped there, how can it be a coninuous action?
Another thing, they didnt really explain why they used might not be .im really confused
If my mother did not attend the London School of Economics, she might not meet my father, and i might not have been here now.
and the correct sentence is: If my mother had not attended the London School of Economics, she might not have met my father, and i might not be here now
i dont understand why they used have met, i believe that they should have used the past tense met because the mother and the father met in the past once and it stopped there, how can it be a coninuous action?
Another thing, they didnt really explain why they used might not be .im really confused
