Am I clear?
I would like to get my understanding checked. Here are the examples of two sentences.
Sentence 1: If it would be appropriate to meet with him, I would be honored to do it.
This sentence has following meanings:
a. This sentence doesn't tell that it's not appropriate to meet with him. That's why there is 'would' with 'if clause'.
b. This sentence tells that meeting with him is a probability.
Sentence 2: If it was appropriate to meet with him, I would be honored to do it.
This sentence has following meanings:
a. This sentence tells that it's not appropriate to meet with him. That's why 'if clause' is with past simple.
b. This sentence tells that meeting with him is not a probability.
Am I right? I just wanted to try to understand the sentences with if+would vs if+simple past. Thank you in advance.
Top answer
I don't think anything of great significance should be inferred from those two sentences. The first one just sounds to me like a typical native-speaker mistake for the second one. CJ
- I don't think anything of great significance should be inferred from those two sentences.
- The first one just sounds to me like a typical native-speaker mistake for the second one.
- CJ
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I don't think anything of great significance should be inferred from those two sentences. The first one just sounds to me like a typical native-speaker mistake for the second one.
CJ
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