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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Grammar prob

Hi Guys,

I would be very grateful if anybody could help me with this question. Which of these sentences is correct or are bothe acceptable, and if so why?

This morning I didn't know that I would lose my wallet.

This morning I didn't know that I would have lost my wallet.
  

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The first one is OK. It seems to me that we don't know anything that will happen in the future, so the sentence is rather logically absurd.

— AlpheccaStars

  • The first one is OK.
  • It seems to me that we don't know anything that will happen in the future, so the sentence is rather logically absurd.
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The first one is OK. It seems to me that we don't know anything that will happen in the future, so the sentence is rather logically absurd.
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AnonymousThis morning I didn't know that I would lose my wallet.This morning I didn't know that I would have lost my wallet.
The first is fine. The second requires some time reference such as 'before lunch'.
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Thanks for answering guys... Alphe it refers to past times actually 'this morning' and the point during the day at which I lost my wallet. A student asked this question to one of my colleagues and she wasn't sure. I favoured the first sentence, but another colleague preferred the second and said both were right.

Fivjedjon That's an interesting point thanks!! It does feel much better and
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