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If I am not, I will be


Xinfu January 27, 2015 07:16 AM

If I am not, I will be
 
Are my sentences correct in grammar?

-I am giving a presentation. If I was (or were) not, I would be doing something else.
-I am not going to tell you something. If I told you, something bad would happen.

If they are correct, can I change the sentences to 'If I am not, I will be doing something else' and 'If I tell you, something bad will happen'.

poli January 27, 2015 11:05 AM

-I am giving a presentation. If I was (or were)were is much better here not, I would be doing something else.
-I am not going to tell you something. If I told you, something bad would happen.(of If I told you, it would come to nothing good).

Xinfu February 26, 2015 11:28 PM

Thank you~

Can I change the sentences to 'If I am not, I will be doing something else' and 'If I tell you, something bad will happen'?

wrholt February 27, 2015 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xinfu (Post 154078)
Thank you~

Can I change the sentences to 'If I am not, I will be doing something else' and 'If I tell you, something bad will happen'?

The new sentences are valid sentences, but they have different meanings than the original sentences.

The new sentences predict what will happen in the future as a result of some event either in the present or in the future.

The original sentences state what would be true now (but is not true now) if some event happened in the past (but that event did not happen).

Xinfu March 01, 2015 01:38 AM

Thank you~


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