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Penicillin Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct? (conditional clause)

Hello

Look at these two sentences:

Which one is correct? why?

- If you face troubles, call me.

- If you faced troubles, call me.

Thanks
  

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Onh1986 Hello Look at these two sentences: Which one is correct? why? - If you face troubles, call me.

  • Onh1986 Hello Look at these two sentences: Which one is correct?
  • why?
  • - If you face troubles, call me.
  • - If you faced troubles, call me.
  • Thanks If you face run into troubles, call me.
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Onh1986
Hello

Look at these two sentences:

Which one is correct? why?

- If you face troubles, call me.

- If you faced troubles, call me.

Thanks

If you face run into troubles, call me.

If you get lost coming to my house, give me a call.

If you don't like Japanese, we can go
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Goodman- If you face run into troubles, call me.

Why is "face" wrong?

Because face means "to meet or confront somebody or something directly".
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In the context you provided, it's not quite idiomatic. You can use face in the following contexts::

Face the consequences, Face the truth, Face the reality etc...But face the trouble..umm. not quite in my opinion.
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What about:

- I faced problems.

Is it wrong too?

What does "run into" mean?

Thanks
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If you face run into troubles, call me.
If I'm not wrong it should be '... run into trouble...'
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Goodman
Onh1986Hello

Look at these two sentences:

Which one is correct? why?

- If you face troubles, call me.

- If you faced troubles, call me.

Thanks
If you face run into troubles, call me.
I think it should be "If y
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What about:

- I faced problems.

Is it wrong too?

What does "run into" mean?

Thanks
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Onh1986Hello

Look at these two sentences:

Which one is correct? why?

- If you face troubles, call me.

- If you faced troubles, call me.

Thanks
Hi Ohn

I'd say these would be pretty typical:

1) If you are facing trouble, call me. / If you find yourself facing any trouble, call me.

2)
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Another alternative:

Should you face troubles, call me.
(
meaning: If you ...
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What about this one:

- I faced many problems.

Is it correct?

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