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Offroad

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Dear friends...

Could you please comment on the correctness of these sentences?


  1. If the team I cheer for ever gets thrashed like yours did yesterday, I would/will start cheering for ABC.
  2. If the team I cheer for ever is thrashed like yours was yesterday, I would/will start cheering for ABC.

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BobK

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Dear friends...

Could you please comment on the correctness of these sentences?


  1. If the team I cheer for ever gets thrashed like yours did yesterday, I [STRIKE]would/[/STRIKE]will start cheering for ABC.:tick:
  2. If the team I cheer for ever is thrashed like yours was yesterday, I would/will start cheering for ABC.:cross:

Many thanks

;-)

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Very much appreciated, Bob.

But... why not 'would'?

If I were you I would buy a € 60k car.

EDIT: MMM... because of 'ever'? I guess so. Ha.
 
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BobK

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Very much appreciated, Bob.

But... why not 'would'?

If I were you I would buy a € 60k car.

EDIT: MMM... because of 'ever'? I guess so. Ha.

"If I were to get rich I would buy a €60k car"

But

"If the team I cheer for ever got thrashed like yours did yesterday, I would start cheering for ABC."

and

"If the team I cheer for had ever got thrashed like yours did yesterday, I would have started cheering for ABC."

For once, it's quite logical! ;-)

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