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JaxTeller Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Which is correct?

Hi there,

Which 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?

I just basically want to know, when I should use were to and when would.

I'm used to use would more often.

Thanks
  

Top answer

- 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.

  • - 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.
  • The if -clause has were to .
  • The other clause has 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.

Wh
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I think both are okay.
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Anonymous I think both are okay.
Emotion: shake
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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 toCJ
Thanks!

Could you give me an example of when to use would
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Emre25Could you give me an example of when to use would
You mean in an if-clause? Virtually never unless it's in an indirect question like this:

I wanted to know if he would be willing to take us to the supermarket while our car is at the shop being repaired.

CJ
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I 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?"))
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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
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ACTUALLY WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF I WOULD CHEAT ON YOU?--------IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT
WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF I CHEAT ON YOU?----------------IS CORRECT-----------------BECAUSE YOU CAN'T USE "WOULD" TWICE IN THAT SENTENCE. -------------------------------WITH "WOULD" IN THE FIRST PART OF THE SENTENCE,WE USE THE FIRST FORM OF THE VERB "CHEAT".
HOPE IT HELPS.

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