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Mari-Lou A
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If we tell them the truth they wouldn't believe us

If we tell them the truth they wouldn't believe us

Is this construction correct in English? I mean, for conditional sentences, the rule is If+past tense/would +infinitive, but here, can we also use the present in the "if" clause?

The meaning, as I see, can be "We tell them the truth and they still don't want to believe us"