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Bmojtaba Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Conditional sentences

Hi guys,

Eg. ' they are not gonna ask you about me ,if they asked/ask ,tell them I am sick'

which one is correct?

Thanks
  

Top answer

They probably won’t ask you about me, but if they do , tell them I’m sick . You can’t use did because a remote/second conditional must contain a modal verb, as in If they asked about me, I would tell them I’m sick.

— RandomGuy

  • They probably won’t ask you about me, but if they do , tell them I’m sick .
  • You can’t use did because a remote/second conditional must contain a modal verb, as in If they asked about me, I would tell them I’m sick.
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They probably won’t ask you about me, but if they do, tell them I’m sick.

You can’t use did because a remote/second conditional must contain a modal verb, as in If they asked about me, I would tell them I’m sick.
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