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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

runs/would?

Hello,

If I run fast, I would be home in one hour.
If I ran fast, I would be home in one hour.

Can it be RUN and RAN here?

Grammar books say RAN/WOULD and WERE TO RUN/WOULD.

But I find many people using PRESENT TENSE/WOULD.

Can you explain?

Thank you.
  

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englishnewbie If I ran fast, I would be home in one hour. This one is the if-conditional type 2 = ( if+ past tense, would+ bare infinitive) englishnewbie But I find many people using PRESENT TENSE/WOULD. Generraly we use "would" to talk about the past but it's used also for other functions uch as: expressing desire, polite requests and questions, opinion or hope, wish and regret..

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  • englishnewbie If I ran fast, I would be home in one hour.
  • This one is the if-conditional type 2 = ( if+ past tense, would+ bare infinitive) englishnewbie But I find many people using PRESENT TENSE/WOULD.
  • Generraly we use "would" to talk about the past but it's used also for other functions uch as: expressing desire, polite requests and questions, opinion or hope, wish and regret..
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englishnewbieIf I ran fast, I would be home in one hour.
This one is the if-conditional type 2 = ( if+ past tense, would+ bare infinitive)
englishnewbieBut I find many people using PRESENT TENSE/WOULD.
Generraly we use "would"to talk about the p
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