would and tense

[fab54]

Hello,
I have a little doubt about the tense of the "if" clause, which one of the following phrases is correct :

1) It would be nice if we have dinner tomorrow
2) It would be nice if we had dinner tomorrow

Thanks for your help

PS: The context for the sentence could be that I'm trying to ask somebody out

[izabela]

Hi,

#2 is correct.

Iza

Originally Posted by fab54

Hello,
I have a little doubt about the tense of the "if" clause, which one of the following phrases is correct :

1) It would be nice if we have dinner tomorrow
2) It would be nice if we had dinner tomorrow

Thanks for your help

PS: The context for the sentence could be that I'm trying to ask somebody out

[fab54]

Thaks

[RonBee]

Of course, you could say:

• I would like to have dinner with you tonight.

:)

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by fab54

Hello,
I have a little doubt about the tense of the "if" clause, which one of the following phrases is correct :

1) It would be nice if we have dinner tomorrow
2) It would be nice if we had dinner tomorrow

Thanks for your help

PS: The context for the sentence could be that I'm trying to ask somebody out

Sentence #2 fits the normal pattern for a second conditional. However, "would" has many uses other than the pure conditional use. As an expression of expectation or presumption, the use of "would" in sentence #1 with an "if" clause in the present tense is acceptable, IMO.