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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Might

During the war, the police might arrest you for criticizing the king. Is this sentence correct with 'might' to talk about past ability? And also is it common?
  

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I believe this is a combination of 'future in the past' tense with 'a possibility'. Although uncommon to my ear, it does not sound wrong. ”

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  • I believe this is a combination of 'future in the past' tense with 'a possibility'.
  • Although uncommon to my ear, it does not sound wrong.
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I believe this is a combination of 'future in the past' tense with 'a possibility'.
Although uncommon to my ear, it does not sound wrong.
More commonly, the wording would be:
“During the war, the police would arrest you, if they caught you criticizing the king.”
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I am taking about the war that happened a long time ago.
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Yes, 'talking' about the old wars fits the sentence.
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