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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Looked vs. looks
It looked like something you eat if you lived in Louisiana.
It looks like something you eat if you lived in Louisiana.
Note: The person referred to by 'you' does not live in Louisiana, that's why I used 'lived'.
Is it 'looked' or 'looks' that is correct for the sentence above?
If both are acceptable, what is the difference?
It looks like something you eat if you lived in Louisiana.
Note: The person referred to by 'you' does not live in Louisiana, that's why I used 'lived'.
Is it 'looked' or 'looks' that is correct for the sentence above?
If both are acceptable, what is the difference?
Top answer
You need to add "would" -- It looks like something you would eat if you lived in Louisiana (present tense -- if you're describing the way something looks at the time you're speaking). It looked like something you would eat if you lived in Louisiana (if you're describing something from the past).
- You need to add "would" -- It looks like something you would eat if you lived in Louisiana (present tense -- if you're describing the way something looks at the time you're speaking).
- It looked like something you would eat if you lived in Louisiana (if you're describing something from the past).
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You need to add "would" --
It looks like something you would eat if you lived in Louisiana (present tense -- if you're describing the way something looks at the time you're speaking).
It looked like something you would eat if you lived in Louisiana (if you're describing something from the past).
It looks like something you would eat if you lived in Louisiana (present tense -- if you're describing the way something looks at the time you're speaking).
It looked like something you would eat if you lived in Louisiana (if you're describing something from the past).
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