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Yoko Posted 21 years ago
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0 Hello everyone, 02br
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00I am confused by the difference of these sentences. 02br
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00 A:If you finsh the homework, you could go out with me. 02br
00 B:If you finished the homework, you could go out with me. 02br
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00Are they correct in grammar? 02br
00If so, would you please tell me the difference? 02br
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00Thank you. 02br
00Yoko 0-
  

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0 I am confused by the difference of these sentences. 02br 02br 00A:If you finish the homework, you could go out with me. 02br 00B:If you finished the homework, you could go out with me.

— Katsudon

  • 0 I am confused by the difference of these sentences.
  • 02br 02br 00A:If you finish the homework, you could go out with me.
  • 02br 00B:If you finished the homework, you could go out with me.
  • 02br 02br 00Are they correct in grammar?
  • 02br 00If so, would you please tell me the difference?
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0 I am confused by the difference of these sentences. 02br
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00A:If you finish the homework, you could go out with me. 02br
00B:If you finished the homework, you could go out with me. 02br
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00Are they correct in grammar? 02br
00If so, would you please tell me the difference? 02br
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0 I'm not sure that A 01i00is02i00 a mixed conditional. 02br
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00We can say: 02br
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001. If you finish your homework, you can go out with me. 02br
002. If you finished your homework, you could go out with me. 02br
003. If you finish your homework, you could go out with me. 02br
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0 Mr Pedantic wrote: 02br
00So we have two uses of 'could' here: 02br
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00i) 'could' = tentative version of 'can' (i.e. the speaker is suggesting a course of action) 02br
00ii) 'could' = 'would be able to' (i.e. the finishing of the homework would make a course of action possible) 02br
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00So contextually, there's a world o
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0 Dear Yoko 02br
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00They are correct in grammar. 02br
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00Kind regards 02br
00Goldmund 0-
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0 Hello katsudon, MrPedantic, ranchhand, and goldmund 02br
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00Thanks for your insight! 02br
00You've been very helpful. 02br
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00I'll try to read and write conditional sentences 02br
00drawing upon your advice. 02br
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00A thousand thanks. 02br
00Yoko 0-
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