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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
First Conditional
If I get a scholarship, I can/could go abroad.
I often hear could in this context in spoken English, and I wonder if it's grammatically correct. Shouldn't could be used if the if conditional is with got instead of get. As in: If I got a scholarship, I could go abroad.
Is it okay to overlook these rules of grammar in spoken expression?
I often hear could in this context in spoken English, and I wonder if it's grammatically correct. Shouldn't could be used if the if conditional is with got instead of get. As in: If I got a scholarship, I could go abroad.
Is it okay to overlook these rules of grammar in spoken expression?
Top answer
I can. I could. These are pretty basic formulas that I think should not be overlooked at any time.
- I can.
- I could.
- These are pretty basic formulas that I think should not be overlooked at any time.
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If I get....I can. If I got....I could. These are pretty basic formulas that I think should not be overlooked at any time.
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