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Linguaphile Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

would you mind if

1. Would you mind if I ---- the window?

a) open

b) opened

2. Do you mind if I ---- the window?

a) open

b) opened

The correct answers: 1b & 2a, right?
  

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I think you are correct. Many speakers in the US actually would not make a distinction between the two choices in example 1, but the word they would use in example 2 is definitely "open."
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>The correct answers: 1b & 2a, right?

In terms of mood consistency, yes.

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