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Hi,

Is it fine to say

If I was/were to get good grades I have to study hard.

If was/were + present + present / present perfect ????


also,

A catch you fell into or
A catch you fell for

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Hi,

Is it fine to say

If I was/were to get good grades I have to study hard.

If was/were + present + present / present perfect ????


also,

A catch you fell into or
A catch you fell for

Thanks!
If I am to get good grades, I have to study hard

not quite sure what your second two are referring to, but the second looks better than the first.
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Thanks but how to use IF i was/were? do we use past tense throughout the sentence?
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