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Hasibul Alam Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Which Grammar is correct?

If Timon were not here, they would be burning down the house.

If Timon were not here, they would have burned down the house.

  

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Hasibul Alam If Timon were not here, they would be burning down the house. This is OK. If Timon were not here (now), they would be burning down the house (now).

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  • Hasibul Alam If Timon were not here, they would be burning down the house.
  • This is OK.
  • If Timon were not here (now), they would be burning down the house (now).
  • Hasibul Alam If Timon were not here, they would have burned down the house.
  • The normal form is: If Timon had not been here, they would have burned down the house.
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Hasibul AlamIf Timon were not here, they would be burning down the house.

This is OK. If Timon were not here (now), they would be burning down the house (now).

Hasibul AlamIf Timon were not here, they would have burned down the house.

The normal form is:

If Timon had not been here, they would have b

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