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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question no. 39 - which conditional would be better here?

Hi,

If I'm talking with my friend about droping by his/her house, should I say:
  1. If I come now, will you have some time?
  2. If I came now, would you have some time?
  3. Should I come now, would you have some time?
  4. Should I come now, will you have some time?
  5. If I were to come now, would you have some time?


I really don't know what the difference between them is...


Thanks
  

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first one is right.

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first one is right.
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They are all grammatically correct. In the first, the possibility of the speaker's coming is more likely than in the others. The last three are rather more formal in construction.
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Thanks.

Hmm. Don't you think that either the second one in incorrect or it carries a different meaning?
  1. Should I come now, would you have some time?
  2. Should I come now, will you have some time?
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Hi again,

Since the first sentence includes would and the second one includes will is the meaning the same?
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