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How can I convey 'have pp' and 'have been ving' form into a 'if subjunctive clause'?



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Can anybody help me understand some grammar point a bit better? I was studying about 'if subjunctives' and came upon a question.




She did not practice swimming enough, so she is not a good swimmer now.




If she had practiced swimming enough, she would be a good swimmer (by now).




She does not practice swimming enough, so she is not a good swimmer now.




If she practiced swimming enough, she would be a good swimmer (by now).




According to grammar books I have, this is one of the ways you make 'if subjunctive clause'. That is, you change the tense from "past" to "past perfect" and from "present" to "past". If that is right, my question arises when I try to use this concept with "present perfect" tenses in the next sentences.





  1. She has not practiced swimming enough this whole time, so she is not a good swimmer now.




    a. If she has practiced swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
    b. If she had practiced swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
    c. any better ways?






    Which is the right sentence among those options?








  2. She has not been practicing swimming enough this whole time, so she is not a good swimmer now.




    a. If she has been practicing swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
    b. If she had been practicing swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
    c. any better ways?






    Which is the right sentence among those options?








  3. She has studied English hard for long, so she is a good English speaker.




    a. If she didn't study English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
    b. If she hasn't studied English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
    c. If she hadn't studied English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
    d. or any better way?






    Which is the right sentence among those options?








  4. She has been studying English hard since 2015, so she is a good English speaker.




    a. If she hasn't been studying English hard since 2015, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
    b. If she hadn't been studying English hard since 2015, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
    c. or any better way?






    Which is the right sentence among those options?







My question is
-How should I construct the 'if clause' with the proper tense in those example sentences? I mean, I wonder how I should convert "have pp" and "have been ving" form in the original sentence into 'if clause' without losing the core meaning of "have pp" - the duration of an action for a certain period of time.



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    Can anybody help me understand some grammar point a bit better? I was studying about 'if subjunctives' and came upon a question.




    She did not practice swimming enough, so she is not a good swimmer now.




    If she had practiced swimming enough, she would be a good swimmer (by now).




    She does not practice swimming enough, so she is not a good swimmer now.




    If she practiced swimming enough, she would be a good swimmer (by now).




    According to grammar books I have, this is one of the ways you make 'if subjunctive clause'. That is, you change the tense from "past" to "past perfect" and from "present" to "past". If that is right, my question arises when I try to use this concept with "present perfect" tenses in the next sentences.





    1. She has not practiced swimming enough this whole time, so she is not a good swimmer now.




      a. If she has practiced swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
      b. If she had practiced swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
      c. any better ways?






      Which is the right sentence among those options?








    2. She has not been practicing swimming enough this whole time, so she is not a good swimmer now.




      a. If she has been practicing swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
      b. If she had been practicing swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
      c. any better ways?






      Which is the right sentence among those options?








    3. She has studied English hard for long, so she is a good English speaker.




      a. If she didn't study English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
      b. If she hasn't studied English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
      c. If she hadn't studied English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
      d. or any better way?






      Which is the right sentence among those options?








    4. She has been studying English hard since 2015, so she is a good English speaker.




      a. If she hasn't been studying English hard since 2015, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
      b. If she hadn't been studying English hard since 2015, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
      c. or any better way?






      Which is the right sentence among those options?







    My question is
    -How should I construct the 'if clause' with the proper tense in those example sentences? I mean, I wonder how I should convert "have pp" and "have been ving" form in the original sentence into 'if clause' without losing the core meaning of "have pp" - the duration of an action for a certain period of time.



    I hope you understand what I'm trying to ask and I'll really appreciate it if you do me a favor with this.









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      Can anybody help me understand some grammar point a bit better? I was studying about 'if subjunctives' and came upon a question.




      She did not practice swimming enough, so she is not a good swimmer now.




      If she had practiced swimming enough, she would be a good swimmer (by now).




      She does not practice swimming enough, so she is not a good swimmer now.




      If she practiced swimming enough, she would be a good swimmer (by now).




      According to grammar books I have, this is one of the ways you make 'if subjunctive clause'. That is, you change the tense from "past" to "past perfect" and from "present" to "past". If that is right, my question arises when I try to use this concept with "present perfect" tenses in the next sentences.





      1. She has not practiced swimming enough this whole time, so she is not a good swimmer now.




        a. If she has practiced swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
        b. If she had practiced swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
        c. any better ways?






        Which is the right sentence among those options?








      2. She has not been practicing swimming enough this whole time, so she is not a good swimmer now.




        a. If she has been practicing swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
        b. If she had been practicing swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
        c. any better ways?






        Which is the right sentence among those options?








      3. She has studied English hard for long, so she is a good English speaker.




        a. If she didn't study English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        b. If she hasn't studied English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        c. If she hadn't studied English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        d. or any better way?






        Which is the right sentence among those options?








      4. She has been studying English hard since 2015, so she is a good English speaker.




        a. If she hasn't been studying English hard since 2015, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        b. If she hadn't been studying English hard since 2015, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        c. or any better way?






        Which is the right sentence among those options?







      My question is
      -How should I construct the 'if clause' with the proper tense in those example sentences? I mean, I wonder how I should convert "have pp" and "have been ving" form in the original sentence into 'if clause' without losing the core meaning of "have pp" - the duration of an action for a certain period of time.



      I hope you understand what I'm trying to ask and I'll really appreciate it if you do me a favor with this.









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      Can anybody help me understand some grammar point a bit better? I was studying about 'if subjunctives' and came upon a question.




      She did not practice swimming enough, so she is not a good swimmer now.




      If she had practiced swimming enough, she would be a good swimmer (by now).




      She does not practice swimming enough, so she is not a good swimmer now.




      If she practiced swimming enough, she would be a good swimmer (by now).




      According to grammar books I have, this is one of the ways you make 'if subjunctive clause'. That is, you change the tense from "past" to "past perfect" and from "present" to "past". If that is right, my question arises when I try to use this concept with "present perfect" tenses in the next sentences.





      1. She has not practiced swimming enough this whole time, so she is not a good swimmer now.




        a. If she has practiced swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
        b. If she had practiced swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
        c. any better ways?






        Which is the right sentence among those options?








      2. She has not been practicing swimming enough this whole time, so she is not a good swimmer now.




        a. If she has been practicing swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
        b. If she had been practicing swimming enough this whole time, she would be a good swimmer (by now).
        c. any better ways?






        Which is the right sentence among those options?








      3. She has studied English hard for long, so she is a good English speaker.




        a. If she didn't study English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        b. If she hasn't studied English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        c. If she hadn't studied English hard for long, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        d. or any better way?






        Which is the right sentence among those options?








      4. She has been studying English hard since 2015, so she is a good English speaker.




        a. If she hasn't been studying English hard since 2015, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        b. If she hadn't been studying English hard since 2015, she wouldn't be a good English speaker now.
        c. or any better way?






        Which is the right sentence among those options?







      My question is
      -How should I construct the 'if clause' with the proper tense in those example sentences? I mean, I wonder how I should convert "have pp" and "have been ving" form in the original sentence into 'if clause' without losing the core meaning of "have pp" - the duration of an action for a certain period of time.



      I hope you understand what I'm trying to ask and I'll really appreciate it if you do me a favor with this.







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