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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
The difference in meaning?
If he comes to the party tonight, I will get mad.
vs.
If he came to the party, I would get mad.
Context: The party is happening tonight and I don’t know if he will come to the party and I say one of the sentences above. What is the difference in meaning between two sentences above? I guess I can say both sentences.
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anonymous If he comes to the party tonight, I will get mad. Use that one. You are talking about a real possibility in the future.
- anonymous If he comes to the party tonight, I will get mad.
- Use that one.
- You are talking about a real possibility in the future.
- anonymous If he came to the party, I would get mad.
- Further narrative is required to make the event an extremely improbable one.
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anonymousIf he comes to the party tonight, I will get mad.
Use that one. You are talking about a real possibility in the future.
anonymousIf he came to the party, I would get mad.
Further narrative is required to make the event an extremely improbable one. (an unreal possibility in the future)
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