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Pructus Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

If he was here, he was in the garden.

If he was here, he was in the garden.

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The above sentence refers only to the past?
Can it also refer to the present or future situation?
  

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It refers only to the past.

— GPY

  • It refers only to the past.
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It refers only to the past.
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pructusCan it also refer to the present or future situation?
Hi, Pructus. I think "No". But if we had "would + base form of a verb" in the result clause, our sentence could refer to the present or future.

For eg; If he was ( or 'were' formally) here (now), he would be in the garden (now).

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GPY, you need to revise the usage of conditional sentences!
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Sica GPY, you need to revise the usage of conditional sentences!
Why is that?
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Your sentence refers to the past. This sentence refers to the present:

If he were here, he would be in the garden.
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I see... I see....

Thanks AlpheccaStars!!
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Sica GPY, you need to revise the usage of conditional sentences!
Sica, you need to revise your understanding of "If he was here, he was in the garden".
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fivejedjon Sica GPY, you need to revise the usage of conditional sentences!Sica, you need to revise your understandin of "If he was here, he was in the garden".
I second that recommendation.
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