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Hhayrullahh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
As long as
as long as my mother came to Istanbul she would be happy.
What does this sentence exactly mean? I am talking about the past? She was going to be happy in the past? Is this what it means? Thank you
What does this sentence exactly mean? I am talking about the past? She was going to be happy in the past? Is this what it means? Thank you
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as long as ~ provided ~ if If my mother came to Istanbul, she would be happy. It's not in the past. With words like "if", the past tense indicates something imagined.
- as long as ~ provided ~ if If my mother came to Istanbul, she would be happy.
- It's not in the past.
- With words like "if", the past tense indicates something imagined.
- You're not saying that your mother is definitely going to come to Istanbul.
- You're just thinking about it as a possibility that may or may not come true.
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as long as ~ provided ~ if
If my mother came to Istanbul, she would be happy.
It's not in the past. With words like "if", the past tense indicates something imagined. You're not saying that your mother is definitely going to come to Istanbul. You're just thinking about it as a possibility that may or may not come true.
It's similar to saying:
If my
If my mother came to Istanbul, she would be happy.
It's not in the past. With words like "if", the past tense indicates something imagined. You're not saying that your mother is definitely going to come to Istanbul. You're just thinking about it as a possibility that may or may not come true.
It's similar to saying:
If my
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