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Tlzone08 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
If clause question
Can someone tell me the difference between
"Would it be okay if we moved it to Tuesday next week?" and
"Would it be okay if we move it to Tuesday next week?"
Which one is correct ?
"Would it be okay if we moved it to Tuesday next week?" and
"Would it be okay if we move it to Tuesday next week?"
Which one is correct ?
Top answer
The first is correct. It's the typical pattern of if and past tense used with a clause with would . Many people use the second as well.
- The first is correct.
- It's the typical pattern of if and past tense used with a clause with would .
- Many people use the second as well.
- There is no real difference in meaning.
- I think we can say that it, too, is correct, even though it does not follow the most typical pattern.
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The first is correct. It's the typical pattern of if and past tense used with a clause with would.
Many people use the second as well. There is no real difference in meaning. I think we can say that it, too, is correct, even though it does not follow the most typical pattern.
CJ
Many people use the second as well. There is no real difference in meaning. I think we can say that it, too, is correct, even though it does not follow the most typical pattern.
CJ
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Tlzone08Can someone tell me the difference betweenTo be exact, "will" goes with "move".....both are common and generally accepted by all
"Would it be okay if we moved it to Tuesday next week?" and
"Would it be okay if we move it to Tuesday next week?"
Which one is correct ?
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Tlzone08"Would it be okay if we moved it to Tuesday next week?"When I was at school we were always taught: "Would it be okay if we were to move it to Tuesday next week?"
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Hi everyone,
I think that's a mixed conditional (= half first conditional and half second). It seems it's ok in speaking, and a lot of native speakers use mixed conditional, but I'm always afraid to use them, because I'm afraid to sound unnatural.
If I give you my old car, would you fix it and make a new car out of it?
Well, if George is elected again, I
I think that's a mixed conditional (= half first conditional and half second). It seems it's ok in speaking, and a lot of native speakers use mixed conditional, but I'm always afraid to use them, because I'm afraid to sound unnatural.
If I give you my old car, would you fix it and make a new car out of it?
Well, if George is elected again, I
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Would it be OK if has become a set phrase used for politeness. The conditionality of the word if is almost absent, and the phrase is in reality just a weaker, more tentative version of Is it OK if. Because of this, it seems to have the force of a present tense in meaning, if not in form. I think this is what makes a present tense seem natural after Would it be OK if
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I see, thanks.
You said at least a little odd... I think they could sound odd in writing, because you read them slowly, but I think that in normal speech, those mixed conditional are really found. The "standard" versions sound best, but in speech often you don't have time to plan the way you are going to say your sentences...
You said at least a little odd... I think they could sound odd in writing, because you read them slowly, but I think that in normal speech, those mixed conditional are really found. The "standard" versions sound best, but in speech often you don't have time to plan the way you are going to say your sentences...
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<you don't have time to plan the way you are going to say your sentences>
Speak for yourself! I plan all my sentences for the day before breakfast!
Speak for yourself! I plan all my sentences for the day before breakfast!
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