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Tlzone08 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

If + present tense + would ??

Thank you everyone who replied~

I love this forum~ This is very helpful~

anyways, I just have one more question.

If you give me the money, I would do it. < is this okay?

I thought we can't use "would" with the present tense, can we?

isn't it supposed to be "If you give me the money, I will do it."?

Once again,

Thank you guys for your replies!! ^^
  

Top answer

With will put in past, we are 'distancing', making our comment sound less definite, and therefore more polite.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • With will put in past, we are 'distancing', making our comment sound less definite, and therefore more polite.
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With will put in past, we are 'distancing', making our comment sound less definite, and therefore more polite.
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Tlzone08Thank you everyone who replied~

I love this forum~ This is very helpful~

anyways, I just have one more question.

If you gave me the money, I would do it. < is this okay? Now it's o.k.

I thought we can't use "would" with the present tense, can we?
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