0
SpoonfedBaby Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

He WILL be losing a great deal if he STAYED here

Hello Emotion: smile

I heard a sentence in which I don’t understand the verb tense pattern in the Martin Scorsese movie “The Age of the Innocence.” The caption of the movie confirmed the sentence.


Here is the sentence:
Ellen will be losing a great deal if she stayed here.

Should it be “Ellen will be losing a great deal if she stays here?”

Thank you very much,

Spoonfedbaby
  

Top answer

QUOTE: Ellen will be losing a great deal if she stayed here. ” In my opinion, yes. "

— Eimai_Anglos

  • QUOTE: Ellen will be losing a great deal if she stayed here.
  • ” In my opinion, yes.
  • "
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

7 Answers
0
QUOTE: Ellen will be losing a great deal if she stayed here.

Should it be "Ellen will be losing a great deal if she stays here?”

In my opinion, yes. Or, alternatively, "Ellen would be losing a great deal if she stayed here."
0
0
Many thanks to Eimai_Anglos.

Efharisto para poli. (I think it means "thank you very much") Emotion: big smile

Spoonfe
0
0
SpoonfedBabyHello Emotion: smile

I heard a sentence in which I don’t understand the verb tense pattern in the M
0
0
No, those are incorrect. You are mixing the tenses.
0
0
OK Emotion: smile Now i'm confused
0
0
"will" goes with "stays"; "would" goes with "stayed".

Tenses that typically go together in the "present point of view": Present, "has ...", "will ...", "can ...", "is going to ..."
Tenses that typically go together in the "past point of view": Past, "had ...", "would ...", "could ...", "was going to ..."

CJ
0

Related Questions