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Uktous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Use past tense to describe current event
Hi,
Background:
The sentences are describing some currect things (not the past).
Question:
Why they use present tense in the first part of each sentence, but use past tense in the 2nd part of each sentence ?
Sentences:
If you decide to terminate the contract this year, the money you would receive would be smaller than if you continued to invest until 2015.
As you intend to terminate this year, the amount reduced would be more than 20%
Thanks
Background:
The sentences are describing some currect things (not the past).
Question:
Why they use present tense in the first part of each sentence, but use past tense in the 2nd part of each sentence ?
Sentences:
If you decide to terminate the contract this year, the money you would receive would be smaller than if you continued to invest until 2015.
As you intend to terminate this year, the amount reduced would be more than 20%
Thanks
Top answer
They are describing things in the present and then modify the sentence to reflect on it in the future so there using the past participle. If you do this then that will have happened.
- They are describing things in the present and then modify the sentence to reflect on it in the future so there using the past participle.
- If you do this then that will have happened.
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They are describing things in the present and then modify the sentence to reflect on it in the future so there using the past participle. If you do this then that will have happened.
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Dave Phillipsreflect on it in the future so they're using the past participle.
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Hi,
Someone told me his opinion on this question.
The second part of each sentence depends on whether the first part happens or not.
If the first part has NOT happened, the second part should be written in past tense.
If the first part has happened, both the first part and second part should be written in past tense.
Ie,
I
Someone told me his opinion on this question.
The second part of each sentence depends on whether the first part happens or not.
If the first part has NOT happened, the second part should be written in past tense.
If the first part has happened, both the first part and second part should be written in past tense.
Ie,
I
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Type conditional sentences into google.
There you will find a great many websites explaining them.
Essentially, conditional sentences are a formulaic representation of a certain type of sentence, in which there is a condition (known as the 'if clause') and a result.
There are five main variatons based on time and the possibility of the condition and result coming into f
There you will find a great many websites explaining them.
Essentially, conditional sentences are a formulaic representation of a certain type of sentence, in which there is a condition (known as the 'if clause') and a result.
There are five main variatons based on time and the possibility of the condition and result coming into f
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