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Present simple or future conditional
While writing a research proposal, I encountered the following issue. Consider the following two variants:
Present simple:
I would like to measure X. Finding evidence that X is large is helpful to ...
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If clause with a past tense about future for hypothetical condition
Is there any case in English were a future condition is represented with past tense?
E.g. "If I saw you tomorrow, I will do ..."
In some languages, it casts more doubt for the condition to ...
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Wonder if she will come or if she comes?
My grammar book says that I should use present tense forms in conditional clauses with words like "if" to talk about the future.
We won't be able to go out if it rains. (NOT will rain)
Now I wonder ...
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Conditional: if verb be + adjective, is it referred to the past?
Sentences:
Terms of a competition (2018): nothing.
Terms of a competition (2019): If the athlete is awarded, he will not be considered for future competitions.
For example: if I was awarded in ...
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"would" as an auxiliary for present tense conditionals
Both of these sentences feel wrong to me:
if I am alone, I will go today
if I would be alone, I will go today
By looking up some rules, it seems that using would in the protasis is a common mistake,...
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You won't catch the train if you don't/won't leave in time [closed]
You won't catch the train if you don't leave in time
You won't catch the train if you won't leave in time
I'm pretty sure the correct version is "You won't catch the train if you don't leave in ...
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The difference between Present Subjunctive Conditional and Past Subjunctive Conditional?
I am trying to understand what is the lexical difference between next sentences:
If I went to London, I would see the Thames
and
If I had gone to London, I would have seen the Thames
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If I use 'would', can 'steps' follow?
A dissertation talks bout the usefulness of the approach it takes: "[a] study of this kind would be all the more useful if it steps beyond the polemics of grammar." If I use 'would', can 'steps' ...
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When to use "Do you mind…?" and when "Would you mind…?"
I know that "Would you mind… ?" (the Present Conditional) is more polite than "Do you mind…?" (the Simple Present), and also, that they have to be completed this way: "Do you mind if I do sth?/Would ...
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using "if" - when to use present tense, and when to use past tense?
As a native speaker of English, these two sentences sound acceptable to me:
A full refund can be claimed if the school fails to provide a
textbook.
A full refund could be claimed if the ...
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"If you get lonely, I hope you phone me" vs. "will phone me"
Which one is correct?
If you get lonely, I hope you phone me any time.
If you get lonely, I hope you will phone me any time.
A detailed explanation would be fantastic.
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Exceptions that allow the use of "will" after "if" [duplicate]
This as what I've been able to establish:
The use of "will" after "if" is legal only when any of the following conditions apply:
The "will" is used as a verb (equivalent to "want"), for example, "If ...
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Present tense vs. future tense following a conditional
If you ask without any background, many people are likely to assume you are just too lazy to do the work yourself.
If you ask without any background, many people will likely assume you are just too ...
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A conditional with present tense vs. the subjunctive?
I may just be in my own head, but I'm trying to figure out how these two sentences differ:
If you walk down the street, you'll see an oak tree.
If you were to walk down the street, you'd see ...
