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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Second conditional

A: Would you make some food if you were here?
B: Sure.
A: What would you make me?
B: Whatever you liked/like.

Which one is correct? I think it's "liked"?

Thanks.

Which one would be correct in this context too?

You could do (something) if the food was/is nice.
  

Top answer

whatchadoin Which one is correct? I think it's "liked"? Yes.

— RandomGuy

  • whatchadoin Which one is correct?
  • I think it's "liked"?
  • Yes.
  • I imagine that many native speakers would say like , anyway.
  • whatchadoin Which one would be correct in this context too?
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whatchadoinWhich one is correct? I think it's "liked"?
Yes. I imagine that many native speakers would say like, anyway.
whatchadoinWhich one would be correct in this context too?
Neither: were.
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I would tell your father that you had boyfriend. - I want to say that I would tell him that she had a boyfriend in the past but not anymore.

Should it be: I would tell your father that you had had boyfriend. ?
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So it's this one: I would tell your father that you had boyfriend.

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Yes. I don't see any reason for using a second had.
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I would tell your father that you had a boyfriend. - Can this also mean that the other speaker still has a boyfriend?
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Wait. Is my sentence even correct? Shouldn't it be "I would tell your father if you had a boyfriend."?
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whatchadoinIs my sentence even correct?
Yes.
whatchadoinShouldn't it be "I would tell your father if you had a boyfriend."?
That's up for you to decide. Both are correct but differ in meaning.
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Could you explain how these two are differ in meaning?

And how would the sentence look if someone actually had a boyfriend?
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