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Pedrina Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Provided that

0Is it possible to use "provided that" for sentences in the simple past? If it is possible, do we have to use the sentence with both verbs in the same tense? I know it works as a conditional sentence but it sounds strange to me in the past. How could I complete the following sentence?02br
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0"Provided that" is almost the same as "if". "0-

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0"Provided that" is almost the same as "if". Anything you can say with "If it rained every day", you can do the same with "Provided..."0-
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01cite10pedrina12cite10Is it possible to use "provided that" for sentences in the simple past?12blockquote
10 Yes, but it's not as common as the present. The 01i00provided that02i00 clause normally occurs after the main clause.02br
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01i00The government decided to
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0 Thank you CJ,02br
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00It was a question in a test that I gave to my students. After reading your reply, I asked the teacher who made this question to rewrite it in a more adequate way. 0-
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01cite10pedrina12cite10After reading your reply, I asked the teacher who made this question to rewrite it in a more adequate way.12blockquote
10 Good idea!02br
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