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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Tense question

I know the normal way is to use matching tenses. But would it be possible to mix in some cases, such as use would with can. Foe example:

It would be great if we can do this.

I think it works. Please advice?
  

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It is not necessary that tense should be the same. Examples: She says she was happy in Britain. She says she will be happy in Britain.

— Vsuresh

  • It is not necessary that tense should be the same.
  • Examples: She says she was happy in Britain.
  • She says she will be happy in Britain.
  • But, in the your sentence I think could is OK as we refer to a hypothetical situation.
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It is not necessary that tense should be the same.
Examples: She says she was happy in Britain. She says she will be happy in Britain.

But, in the your sentence I think could is OK as we refer to a hypothetical situation.
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I am not sure if I understand your question, but as for the conditional sentence, you should use the following form to impart your intended concept.

It would be great if we could do this.

Regards
Hamid
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