hardyweineberg
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"If the new sugar lives up to its billing, it would represent a milestone in the food business’s never-ending quest for more healthly ways to sweeten products."
Source: theindependent.co.uk
Why was "would" used with a present tense verb "lives"?
I have never seen a structure like this, and before now, I thought one has to use "would" with a verb in the past tense to show it's a tentative scenario.
Source: theindependent.co.uk
Why was "would" used with a present tense verb "lives"?
I have never seen a structure like this, and before now, I thought one has to use "would" with a verb in the past tense to show it's a tentative scenario.