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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The sooner we leave

1. The sooner we leave, the sooner we will come back.
2. The sooner we will leave, the sooner we will come back.
Which of the above two sentences is correct ?
  

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Debpriya De Which of the above two sentences is correct ? 1. CJ

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Debpriya DeWhich of the above two sentences is correct ?
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CJ
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Is it like "if" and "when" construction in which we use present tense to refer to future tense ?
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But "the sooner" appears twice in the sentence.
Why don't we use present tense with the second one ?
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Debpriya DeWhy don't we use present tense with the second one ?
Because it's the main clause, not the clause that suggests a condition. Anyway, you can use the present tense with the second one if you want.

CJ
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