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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Present unreal conditional

1. If I laughed, they would think that I am stupid.
2. If I laughed, they would think that I were stupid.
Which is the correct way to write present unreal conditional sentences ?
Do we have to change the tense of the subordinate clause ?
  

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Debpriya De 1. If I laughed, they would think that I am stupid. 2.

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  • Debpriya De 1.
  • If I laughed, they would think that I am stupid.
  • 2.
  • If I laughed, they would think that I were stupid.
  • The definition of "Unreal" sunjuntively speaking would be something like " If I were Donald Trumpe , you would be the first I would fire", or "If I were a seagull , I would be so free of worries".
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Debpriya De1. If I laughed, they would think that I am stupid.
2. If I laughed, they would think that I were stupid.
The definition of "Unreal" sunjuntively speaking would be something like "If I were Donald Trumpe, you would be the first I would fire", or "If I were a seagull
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Where conditionals are concerned, laughing is normally something that you could have done in the past but didn't:

"If I had laughed / Had I laughed, they would have thought (that) I was stupid / thought me stupid."

or something that you might do in the future:

"If I laugh, they will think (that) I am stupid."

"If I laughed, they would think (that) I was stupid.
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