
20-Aug-2006, 21:04
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Re: STUCK AGAIN your opinion please guys need to solve this Quote:
Originally Posted by tom slocombe You can say this ( you can use present simple or perfect in this type of conditional )
But it means something slightly different ----
If I`ve won the lottery ( the lottery has been completed but I don`t know the result)
I will buy a new house ( this is my intention )
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If I win the lottery ( the lottery has not been completed yet )
I will buy a new house (this is my intention) | If I win the lottery I will buy a new house.
If I had won the lottery I would have bought a new hopuse. |