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Originally Posted by kahhong when a sentence has "IF", what auxiliary verbs should i use?
for an example: if i were you, i would not go out.
how about if i translate it to " if i am you, i will not go out."
either or neither the sentences correct? |
You're not me, so 'If I am you' is incorrect. Yopu cannot be me, but you can imagine being me. The form 'If I were you' shows that you are imagining something.