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Harbinger Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Correct tense

Question:

1)We will need to call you if we did not recevie your letter.

2) We will need to call you if we do not receive your letter.

Which is correct? I think is (2) as it is consistent in the tense (present) use in the sentence.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Yes[Y] "We" are speaking NOW, and looking ahead to Point T in time, by which my letter should have been received. If not, THEN (after Point T), they will call me. ", "We" begin speaking at NOW, but then jump to and as if speak at Point T (sometime in the Future), and say, 'Looking back from here, Point T, to NOW, over that time we did not receive his letter.

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  • Yes[Y] "We" are speaking NOW, and looking ahead to Point T in time, by which my letter should have been received.
  • If not, THEN (after Point T), they will call me.
  • ", "We" begin speaking at NOW, but then jump to and as if speak at Point T (sometime in the Future), and say, 'Looking back from here, Point T, to NOW, over that time we did not receive his letter.
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Yes[Y]

"We" are speaking NOW, and looking ahead to Point T in time, by which my letter should have been received. If not, THEN (after Point T), they will call me.

With "...if we did not receive...", "We" begin speaking at NOW, but then jump to and as if speak at Point T (sometime in the Future), and say, 'Looking back from here, Point T, to NOW, over that ti
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