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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

If..... would...

Hi,

If those numbers prove accurate, it would mean the contest would have to go to a second round run-off vote in early October.

Why isn't "will" used in the second half of the sentence?

Isn't the standard form of conditional sentences of this kind "If (present tense), (present tense)"?

Thanks!
  

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No, in my opinion it should be: If those numbers proved accurate, it would mean the contest would have to go... Alternatively, you could have: If those numbers prove accurate, it will mean the contest will have to go... Thus, the format of these sentences are - For conditional: If <past>, <conditional>; for future: If <present>, <future> Hope this helps.

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  • No, in my opinion it should be: If those numbers proved accurate, it would mean the contest would have to go...
  • Alternatively, you could have: If those numbers prove accurate, it will mean the contest will have to go...
  • Thus, the format of these sentences are - For conditional: If <past>, <conditional>; for future: If <present>, <future> Hope this helps.
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No, in my opinion it should be:
If those numbers proved accurate, it would mean the contest would have to go...

Alternatively, you could have:
If those numbers prove accurate, it will mean the contest will have to go...

Thus, the format of these sentences are - For conditional: If <past>, <conditional>; for future: If <present&g
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