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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Wonder

I was wondering if he could still play basketball or not. Or

I was wondering if he can still play basketball or not.

Which is correct or are both useable?

Thanks.
  

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The first is absolutely correct! The second isn't correct because you've mixed the tenses: according to the rules as there is the Past Continious Tense in the main sentence, you should change second sentence to the Past: Present Simple to Past Simple( can to could) ... But it may be commonly said, who knows(I don't know)...

— Skif

  • The first is absolutely correct!
  • The second isn't correct because you've mixed the tenses: according to the rules as there is the Past Continious Tense in the main sentence, you should change second sentence to the Past: Present Simple to Past Simple( can to could) ...
  • But it may be commonly said, who knows(I don't know)...
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The first is absolutely correct!

The second isn't correct because you've mixed the tenses: according to the rules as there is the Past Continious Tense in the main sentence, you should change second sentence to the Past: Present Simple to Past Simple(can to could)... But it may be commonly said, who knows(I don't know)...
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