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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Present tense confusion
Hi Everybody,
Suppose one person is saying to another: It wouldn't be appropriate if you (attended or attend) this function.
Which is right here - attend or attended? To me, both seem right in present tense dialogue.
Warm Regards,
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Suppose one person is saying to another: It wouldn't be appropriate if you (attended or attend) this function.
Which is right here - attend or attended? To me, both seem right in present tense dialogue.
Warm Regards,
Beta
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if you attended'. However, the mixed conditional with the possible future outcome 'attend' is also widely accepted.
- if you attended'.
- However, the mixed conditional with the possible future outcome 'attend' is also widely accepted.
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'Attended' is the grammatically correct completion of the Conditional II sentence: 'I wouldn't be...if you attended'. However, the mixed conditional with the possible future outcome 'attend' is also widely accepted.
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