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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
If he gets/got
Is this considered a conditional sentence:
I want to see if he gets his card back. And
I want to see if he got his card back.
Would the use of got mean that there's a possibility of not getting his card back..or?
I want to see if he gets his card back. And
I want to see if he got his card back.
Would the use of got mean that there's a possibility of not getting his card back..or?
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" -- it's yet to be decided whether or not he gets his card back. " -- it's already been decided, but the speaker doesn't yet know the outcome.
- " -- it's yet to be decided whether or not he gets his card back.
- " -- it's already been decided, but the speaker doesn't yet know the outcome.
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"I want to see if he gets his card back." -- it's yet to be decided whether or not he gets his card back.
"I want to see if he got his card back." -- it's already been decided, but the speaker doesn't yet know the outcome.
"I want to see if he got his card back." -- it's already been decided, but the speaker doesn't yet know the outcome.
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