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Ashton goh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Tenses after IF
Can someone kindly educate me on the what tenses will be used after IF.
If i had the opportunity...
If i have the opportunity...
If she/he was...
If i were...
All these are talking about the future, right? Hence, it has to be in future tense? o.o
If i had the opportunity...
If i have the opportunity...
If she/he was...
If i were...
All these are talking about the future, right? Hence, it has to be in future tense? o.o
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All those are possible after 'if'. Depending on what follows, the first and third may refer to past, present or future.
- All those are possible after 'if'.
- Depending on what follows, the first and third may refer to past, present or future.
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All those are possible after 'if'. Depending on what follows, the first and third may refer to past, present or future.
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All sentences are talking about past except 2nd one .All are conditional sentences .
If i had the opportunity... I would visit the whole world . But as I did not get it so I could not .
If i have the opportunity... to go to England I must visit Oxford
If she/he
If i had the opportunity... I would visit the whole world . But as I did not get it so I could not .
If i have the opportunity... to go to England I must visit Oxford
If she/he
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No, no, Jhumjhum. You have made many mistakes.
If i had the opportunity... I would visit the whole world . But I probably will not get that opportunity now or in the future.
If i have the opportunity... to will go to England. I must visit Oxford.
If she/he were ( colloquial was) present here she would manage the situation now.
If i
If i had the opportunity... I would visit the whole world . But I probably will not get that opportunity now or in the future.
If i have the opportunity... to will go to England. I must visit Oxford.
If she/he were ( colloquial was) present here she would manage the situation now.
If i
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Thank you Mister Micawber. Actually what I learn from the books are sometimes misunderstood by me as I learn on my own .
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Well, please feel free to ask about any of your concerns here, Jhumjhum—that's what we are here for.
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What about this?
I've recently seen a movie, The Hunger Games, and it is/was great.
Would using 'is' imply that the movie is still great?
Im still getting mixed up with the tenses every now and then.
I've recently seen a movie, The Hunger Games, and it is/was great.
Would using 'is' imply that the movie is still great?
Im still getting mixed up with the tenses every now and then.
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I've recently seen a movie, The Hunger Games, and it is/was great. Would using 'is' imply that the movie is still great?- Yes, and 'was' relates to its quality when you saw it.
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So, by using 'was', it means that i was great then but not anymore?
What about this?
Since when were/are you a police officer?
Sorry for the hassle though. I'm trying to clear my doubts before the upcoming exams :/
What about this?
Since when were/are you a police officer?
Sorry for the hassle though. I'm trying to clear my doubts before the upcoming exams :/
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So, by using 'was', it means that i was great then but not anymore?-- No, of course not. Past tense speaks only of the past; it tell us nothing about the present.
What about this? Since when were/are you a police officer?-- This does not deal with 'if' clauses. 'Were' refers to a past occupation and 'are' refers to a present occupation.
What about this? Since when were/are you a police officer?-- This does not deal with 'if' clauses. 'Were' refers to a past occupation and 'are' refers to a present occupation.
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