,,, if asked / if he is asked / if he is asked to

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The 27-year-old said he would consider joining the political party and its decision making Central Executive Committee if asked / if he is asked / if he is asked to.

Which words should I use?

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The 27-year-old said he would consider joining the political party and its decision making Central Executive Committee if asked / if he is asked / if he is asked to.

Which words should I use?

Thanks.

To be honest, you will hear them all. I think "if asked" is the neatest.
"If he is asked [to]" would be appropriate if the sentence started "He said he will consider ..."
After "would" you could also say "if he were asked" or "if he were asked to".
 

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The other good thing about 'if asked' is that it avoids the issue of which tense to use. ;-)

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