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Yellowstarstruck Posted 7 years ago
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Hi! The conversation refers to the future. Is sentence 1 past tense? Is sentence 2 grammatically correct? Thanks, Fulvio
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Interviewer What would you do if you won one million dollars?
Interviewee (Tom) I would buy an island.
Sentence 1
Tom said he would buy an island if he won one million dollars.
Sentence 2
Toms says he would buy an island if he won one million dollars.
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yellowstarstruck Sentence 1 Tom said he would buy an island if he won one million dollars. Past tense. yellowstarstruck Sentence 2 Tom says he would buy an island if he won one million dollars.
- yellowstarstruck Sentence 1 Tom said he would buy an island if he won one million dollars.
- Past tense.
- yellowstarstruck Sentence 2 Tom says he would buy an island if he won one million dollars.
- Present tense.
- It is grammatical.
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yellowstarstruckSentence 1
Tom said he would buy an island if he won one million dollars.
Past tense.
yellowstarstruckSentence 2
Tom says he would buy an island if he won one million dollars.
Present tense. It is grammatical.
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