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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Second conditional - tense

Hello,

I have this sentence:

"If you told me that someone will/would come here in the next two minutes, I would be shocked."

Are both tenses acceptable? If not, why?


Thanks for any response!

  

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anonymous If you told me that someone will / would come here in the next two minutes, (I would be shocked). 'told' is a past tense form. Of your two choices ( will, would ), only 'would' goes with a past tense.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous If you told me that someone will / would come here in the next two minutes, (I would be shocked).
  • 'told' is a past tense form.
  • Of your two choices ( will, would ), only 'would' goes with a past tense.
  • They thought that we would help.
  • (not will ) I knew that Bob would not join us.
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anonymousIf you told me that someone will/would come here in the next two minutes, (I would be shocked).

'told' is a past tense form. Of your two choices (will, would), only 'would' goes with a past tense.

They thought that we would help. (not will)
I knew

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