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Abdulla AbdulAziz Al-h Posted 11 years ago
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Do you know what would happen ?
Do you know what would happen if you came to my country?
Does the sentence above mean that I want to show my friend what would happen if he could come to my country in the future or the past?
Does the sentence above mean that I want to show my friend what would happen if he could come to my country in the future or the past?
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First of all, your post is an isolated sentence (a question) and it is likely not the total message that you would send to a friend. If it were the total message (such as a telegram), it would sound threatening…much like a warning of danger due to weather or conflict. ’ The words ‘what would’ and ‘if you came’ are consistent with the future (not the past).
- First of all, your post is an isolated sentence (a question) and it is likely not the total message that you would send to a friend.
- If it were the total message (such as a telegram), it would sound threatening…much like a warning of danger due to weather or conflict.
- ’ The words ‘what would’ and ‘if you came’ are consistent with the future (not the past).
- Third, it does not (by itself) reveal that you personally are going to show him/her anything.
- Instead, it indicates that just by coming to your country, something would happen.
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First of all, your post is an isolated sentence (a question) and it is likely not the total message that you would send to a friend. If it were the total message (such as a telegram), it would sound threatening…much like a warning of danger due to weather or conflict.
Second, you included the phrase…’in the future or the past?’ The words ‘what would’ and ‘if you came’ are consistent with the
Second, you included the phrase…’in the future or the past?’ The words ‘what would’ and ‘if you came’ are consistent with the
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It was only an example just to know that what I wrote indicates the past or the future, because I thought the word "came" in that sentence indicated the past. Thank you for the information you provides me, it really helped me a lot.
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Thanks for the information you provided me. It really helped me a lot.** 
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Abdulla AbdulAziz Al-h Do you know what would happen if you came to my country?Does the sentence above mean that I want to show my friend what would happen if he could come to my country in the future or the past?It gives the impression that something serious would happen if they went to your country, so, they should avoid it.
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