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Tense agreement after “if it means that”
I've read that in conditional sentences, tenses don't have to match. Is this true for sentences that contain "if it means"? In the examples below, I'm trying to say something like "I won't write to ...
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Difference in meaning: “would have had to be” vs “would have had to have been”
Being a non native speaker, I cannot spot the difference here:
He would have had to have been there.
He would have had to be there.
The only thing that comes to my mind is that in the first case, ...
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Can I always use “unless” interchangeably with “if not”? [closed]
I have been bothered by the question whether 'unless' and 'if not' can be used interchangeably. I think they can have the opposite meaning, but I am not sure. Could you support my opinion with some ...
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Meaning of sentence with 'would'
The sentence is:
What would the people eat?
Can it mean "What are the people going to eat?" in future Or, "What were the people going to eat?" talking about future from past Or, both?
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Which of these sentences using “can” or “could” is better?
If you could increase your number of hours to 48/week, it will help you become a more fluent speaker.
If you can increase your number of hours to 48/week, it will help you become a more fluent ...
