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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Is this the proper tense?
I was hoping that you had game so we'd clean up on the court.
We're talking about basketball.
It's somewhat slang but would this be considered a conditional sentence? And is it used correctly?
I think it should be:
I'm hoping that you have game so we'll own the court. Since it shouldn't be imaginary or impossible. And we're talking about the future, something that hasn't happened yet.
We're talking about basketball.
It's somewhat slang but would this be considered a conditional sentence? And is it used correctly?
I think it should be:
I'm hoping that you have game so we'll own the court. Since it shouldn't be imaginary or impossible. And we're talking about the future, something that hasn't happened yet.
Top answer
Yes, it's slang or informal English, but it is used correctly. It is not a conditional sentence if you mean does it describe a hypothetical situation. The original sentence describes the actual past.
- Yes, it's slang or informal English, but it is used correctly.
- It is not a conditional sentence if you mean does it describe a hypothetical situation.
- The original sentence describes the actual past.
- Your proposed sentence changes that to the future.
- Your sentence is also correct, but it describes a different set of facts.
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Yes, it's slang or informal English, but it is used correctly. It is not a conditional sentence if you mean does it describe a hypothetical situation. The original sentence describes the actual past. Your proposed sentence changes that to the future. Your sentence is also correct, but it describes a different set of facts.
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