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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Lived

If you lived here you can find a job at the supermarket next door. And

If you live here you can find a job at the supermarket next door.

What's the difference between these two sentences.

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The first one is wrong. I have fixed it here: If you lived here, you could find a job at the supermarket next door. If you live here, you can find a job at the supermarket next door.

— Mister Micawber

  • The first one is wrong.
  • I have fixed it here: If you lived here, you could find a job at the supermarket next door.
  • If you live here, you can find a job at the supermarket next door.
  • -- Do you still not know the difference?
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The first one is wrong. I have fixed it here:

If you lived here, you could find a job at the supermarket next door.
If you live here, you can find a job at the supermarket next door.

What's the difference between these two sentences.-- Do you still not know the difference?
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I still now know the difference!
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The first is 2nd conditional. It refers to an unreal present or an unlikely future.
The second is 1st conditional. It refers to a real present of a likely future.
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Are there 3rd and 4th conditionals?
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Please google the phrase and you will find grammar pages laying out the full array on the topic of 'conditional sentences'.
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