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Hat gray 40 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

I mean

If I ever say I’m never scared, just know I mean it.


If I ever said I’m never scared, just know I mean it.

Which is correct? What is the difference?

  

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" This is correct because of the verb tense. This sentence is in the future conditional tense . The first phrase, "If I ever say 'I’m never scared'" is in the future, and the second phrase, "just know I mean it" is in the present tense.

  • " This is correct because of the verb tense.
  • This sentence is in the future conditional tense .
  • The first phrase, "If I ever say 'I’m never scared'" is in the future, and the second phrase, "just know I mean it" is in the present tense.
  • The second sentence would be correct if the second verb was in the past tense to match with the first phrase.
  • " However, I doubt that anyone would never be scared, either in the past, present, or future.
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"If I ever say I’m never scared, just know I mean it." This is correct because of the verb tense. This sentence is in the future conditional tense. The first phrase, "If I ever say 'I’m never scared'" is in the future, and the second phrase, "just know I mean it" is in the present tense.

The second sentence would be correct if the second verb was in the past tens

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