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An alien says: ''I think I would be safe if I came to the earth.''

Few hours later, he told another guy: ''At that time I thought I would be safe if I came to the earth.'' Is it grammatically correct? Thank you

Shawez · Accepted Answer

The first sentence should be like this "I think I would be safe if I come to Earth."
I think there is no need of "the".
#2- "At that time I thought I would be safe if I came to Earth"
thankyou. (correct me if wrong)

Psychoword · Answer

I disagree with shawez. I believe that the first sentence is correct. If you wanted to switch "came" to "come", you would have to change "would" to "will" as well:

"I think I will be safe if I come to Earth."

Note that I also removed "the" before "Earth" and capitalized "Earth" as well. Earth, in this case, if a proper noun, referring to the planet, not the ground, so it must be capitalized and the pronoun removed.

Dimsumexpress · Answer

Did you mean to write this sentence in conditional construction? It will depend on what exactly you intend to do.
Condition 1: I think I will be safe, if I come. Helpful link: http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/if_conditional1.php

'IF' CLAUSE (CONDITION)	MAIN CLAUSE (RESULT)
If + simple present If it rains If you don't hurry	Simple future you will get wet we will miss the train.

'IF' CLAUSE	MAIN CLAUSE
If + simple past If it rained If you went to bed earlier	Present conditional you would get wet you wouldn't be so tired.

Shawez · Answer

ohh... yes you are right Thank you I have understood If I change came to come I should also change would to will thanks.

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