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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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How can i use (if) for future

How can i use (if) in the future form

look at these two sentences,both seem to be correct

1-if i met him tomorrow I would ask him to forgive me.

2-if i meet him tomorrow I would ask him to forgive me.
  

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Hi Anon The standard formats are these: Type 1 : I f I meet him tomorrow , I wil l ask him to forgive me. Type 2 : I f I met him tomorrow , I would ask him to forgive me. Type 1 suggests that you believe meeting him tomorrow is quite possible.

— Yankee

  • Hi Anon The standard formats are these: Type 1 : I f I meet him tomorrow , I wil l ask him to forgive me.
  • Type 2 : I f I met him tomorrow , I would ask him to forgive me.
  • Type 1 suggests that you believe meeting him tomorrow is quite possible.
  • Type 2 suggests that you think meeting him tomorrow is unlikely or more doubtful.
  • Perhaps you think meeting him tomorrow is theoretically possible, but you doubt that it will actually happen.
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Hi Anon

The standard formats are these:

Type 1: If I meet him tomorrow, I will ask him to forgive me.

Type 2
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