- Would you still love me if I would cheat on you? Only the first is correct. Emre25 I just basically want to know when I should use were to and when would.
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Emre25Which is correct?- Would you still you love me if I were to cheat on you?- Would you still love me if I would cheat on you?Only the first is correct.
Emre25I just basically want to know when I should use were to and when would.The if-clause has were to. The other clause has would.
CalifJimThe if-clause has were to. The other clause has would.What would you do if you were to win a million dollars?You can learn these word groups as units - as if they were fixed phrases:If I were to; If you were to; If he were to; If she were to; If we were to; If they were toCJThanks!
Emre25Could you give me an example of when to use wouldYou mean in an if-clause? Virtually never unless it's in an indirect question like this:
khoffI can imagine a more convoluted version of the original sentence (with a slightly altered meaning) -- "Would you still love me if I were the kind of person who would cheat on you?" (It's even more hypothetical than the original "Would you still love me if I were to cheat on you?"))Thanks for your answer. So would this sound weird/odd for a native speaker