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Grammar and Linguistics > In doubt - Conditional
In doubt - Conditional
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carinita
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In doubt - Conditional
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Is it ok to say?...
I congratulate you if you produced the video
(meaning I don �t know whether you created the video or not)
It sound a bit unnatural to me because of IF + past simple + PRESENT simple
Thanks! |
18 Feb 2010
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Vivi Quir
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It is perfectly correct Cari |
18 Feb 2010
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yanogator
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When I first read it, it sounded ridiculous to me (I don �t know why), but, as Vivi Quir said, it is perfectly correct, and does sound natural. The combination of tenses is right, because the congratulating is in the present, and the producing was in the past.
Bruce |
18 Feb 2010
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douglas
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It �s okay. It sounds funny because the "if" is after the "then". It would probably flow better this way:
If you produced the video, <then>I congratulate you. |
18 Feb 2010
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colibrita
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For me it sounds rather formal. If you �re looking for something more informal try:
Congratulations, if it was you that made the video
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18 Feb 2010
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