English Language & Usage Asked by Alp Arda on July 24, 2021
I know that I can use the phrase ‘on the condition that’ with if clauses such as
But I’m not sure if I can use this structure like,
I’ve used the word ‘would’ in the main clause but in the if clause I’ve used a present perfect tense. Would that be a correct usage? I also wonder whether I should use ‘on the condition that’ or ‘on condition that. I’d be grateful if you could answer those questions above.
Despite the word "condition" this is not a conditional sentence, in case you're wondering if it should have used the past perfect, as in "I would recommend it if I had enjoyed it." This "would" is the "polite request" version and is not needed grammatically. "On the condition that" is a bit wordy and could be replaced by "if."
Answered by Roger Kirk on July 24, 2021
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