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Mr1bin Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Would you mind___?

Would you mind if I closed the window?

Would you mind if I close the window?

What is the difference? thank you
  

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The second sentence is wrong since this is the conditional sentence Here is the formula: If + S +V-ed/2, S+ would(not) +V. You just have to reverse it

  • The second sentence is wrong since this is the conditional sentence Here is the formula: If + S +V-ed/2, S+ would(not) +V.
  • You just have to reverse it
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The second sentence is wrong since this is the conditional sentence
Here is the formula: If + S +V-ed/2, S+ would(not) +V. You just have to reverse it
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I am not an grammer expert, but you would likely hear both of these in everyday speech to communicate the same meaning. The second sentence sounds natural and correct to me, but I see at least one person says it is not right. Can anyone else confirm one way or the other?
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My spelling is also not allways right (grammar).
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My grammatical intuition may not be leading me to the correct answer, but I would say not all the "would" and 'if" combination add up to be conditional. In this case, the second one appears to be just a straightforward question.
Just my 2 cents...
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mr1binWould you mind if I closed the window?
Would you mind if I close the window?

What is the difference? Thank you
I believe you thnk that 'would' is a past-tense verb and so the following verb should be 'closed'.

You use would, usually in questions, when you are politely asking someone to do something.

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I understand first one is correct but I didn't get the second one please explain it one more..
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Would you mind if I close the window?
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Hi M1bin

Would you mind if I close the window?

I believe you think 'would' is past tense. So you believe that 'closed' a past-tense verb sshould be used.

But 'would,' is not a past-tense verb in your sentence. It is usually used in questions, when you want to be polite in
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I see thank you very much!!

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