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Kooyeen Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

lived now - lived in 1989 (Conditional)

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  1. If I found out where she lived (now), I'd go and visit her.

  2. If I found out where she lived (in 1989), I'd finally have the missing information.
Isn't that lived confusing? It can have both past and present meaning. In the sentence no.2 I could use the past perfect had lived to avoid ambiguity, but I think the simple past in that position is more common, isn't it?

Thank you in advance.
  

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If I found out where she lived (now), I'd go and visit her. If I found out where she lived (in 1989), I'd finally have the missing information. The fact that 'found' (a verb in the past tense) is used indicates that I am not hopeful of finding out where she lives.

— Yoong Liat

  • If I found out where she lived (now), I'd go and visit her.
  • If I found out where she lived (in 1989), I'd finally have the missing information.
  • The fact that 'found' (a verb in the past tense) is used indicates that I am not hopeful of finding out where she lives.
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  1. If I found out where she lived (now), I'd go and visit her.
  2. If I found out where she lived (in 1989), I'd finally have the missing information.


    3. The fact that 'found' (a verb in the past tense) is used indicates that I am not hopeful of finding out where she lives.

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