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  • rafalski0

    how about this:

    if i were a carpenter, would you marry me?

    would you have married me when i was a carpenter?

    see the difference?
    paraselene
    (Nov 9 06, 05:53)

    parsalene ... good examples!
    aliceblue
    (Nov 9 06, 05:56)

    it would be nice if both examples had an "if I", wouldn't it?

    Would we be married today if I was a carpenter back then?

    Am I right, or does this sentence call for a past/present perfect combination?

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