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Notorioz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Hello all,

If she were to move to where I live, my life would be better

If I were to go to the cinema, I would call you to come with me

I was taught that were+to+v1 in if clauses means past tense(if she moved,if i went) . And a teacher told me that it means , If I had to, not If I v2. which is the correct information?
  

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If + were to ... is a rather formal equivalent to if + past tense in so-called second-conditional sentences. It does not mean the same as If I had to ...

— Fivejedjon

  • If + were to ...
  • is a rather formal equivalent to if + past tense in so-called second-conditional sentences.
  • It does not mean the same as If I had to ...
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If + were to ... is a rather formal equivalent to if + past tense in so-called second-conditional sentences. It does not mean the same as If I had to ... .
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