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Vivaldi Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Please correct me if I am wrong

I'd like you to tell me if my understanding of the following sentences, below, is correct.

1. If I knew she is coming, I would go to welcome her at the airport.
2. If I knew she was coming, I would go to welcome her at the airport.
3. If I knew she was coming, I would have gone to welcome her at the airport.
4. If I had known she was coming, I would have gone to welcome her at the airport.


1. If I knew she is coming, I would go to welcome her at the airport.

This implies that I don't know if she is coming or not, and her coming is still an upcoming event. So, if I get to know that she is coming I certainly will go to the airport to welcome her.

2. If I knew she was coming, I would go to welcome her at the airport.

This implies that I don't know if she was coming or not, and also her coming already might have taken place or still is an upcoming event.

3. If I knew she was coming, I would have gone to welcome her at the airport.
4. If I had known Mary was coming, I would have gone to the the airport to welcome her.


These imply that I did not know about her coming and I did not go to the airport to welcome her.


Both sentences # 3 and 4 are correct, and imply that the event (her coming) already has taken place; and I did not know about her coming. # 3 sentence is simpler, and a lot of Americans say "choose a simpler form if it means the same thing."
  

Top answer

Only these are correct: 2. If I knew she was coming, I would go to welcome her at the airport. = I don't know that she's coming now or in the future.

  • Only these are correct: 2.
  • If I knew she was coming, I would go to welcome her at the airport.
  • = I don't know that she's coming now or in the future.
  • 4.
  • If I had known she was coming, I would have gone to welcome her at the airport .
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Only these are correct:

2. If I knew she was coming, I would go to welcome her at the airport. = I don't know that she's coming now or in the future.
4. If I had known she was coming, I would have gone to welcome her at the airport. = I didn't know that she was coming in the past.

Your third choice is:

If I know sh
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MM:

Your opinion would be appreciated in this related thread:
tenses
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There seem to be plenty of opinions over there already, Marius. I believe I will just stick to my own, here.
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Thank you Mister Micawber.
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Vivaldi,

If I know she is coming, I will go to welcome her. (next week)

( The structure seems present but you are talking about a possibility in the future. You may learn that she is coming)

If I knew she was coming, I would go to welcome her. (now)

(The struc
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