If John ( goes, went ) to school we're going to be steamed bread.
What is the correct grammar
Can it be both
2007-09-06 22:54:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
"If John GOES to school we're going to be steamed bread". "goes" is in the future and so is "are going to be" so then the tenses (both future) are the same.
However if it refers to an event where if one person did something the past which affects the future then "If John went to school, we're going to be steamed bread." would also be correct.
So yes, depending on what you meant to say, both are correct.
But never heard the term steamed bread before.
2007-09-06 23:01:17 · answer #1 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The correct word depends on your meaning/context of the sentence. Example: "If John had gone... If John goes.." those would be correct depending again, on what you are meaning with your sentence. Does it mean "If John goes... that "we" WILL be steamed bread? [this might refer that if John DOES go...you KNEW of the possibility that he may go.] Does it mean "If John went.... [perhaps you don't know if he did or not.] you will be 'steamed bread' and get into trouble? Basically, it should read 'goes'.
2007-09-07 06:08:34 · answer #2 · answered by caves51 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Goes
2007-09-07 05:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by Ya-sai 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"If John WENT to school..." is correct.
You always use the past tense with "IF."
Like, "If i you knew that you wouldn't ask."
& "If I were you I wouldn't argue."
A lot of people would prefer "goes" in a spoken sentence, but your English teacher will not like seeing that on paper.
Kelby's "If John went to school, we would be steamed bread." is the correct sentence
2007-09-07 06:04:47 · answer #4 · answered by bitoy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It could be either-if school has not started or John has not gone yet it would be future (goes) because it has not happened yet.
If school has already started but we are not sure if John attended, it could be past (went) because it is something that may already have happened.
2007-09-07 06:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by barbara 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It could be both depending on the circumstance involved as to the "we" becoming "steamed(?)" bread.
2007-09-07 06:07:41 · answer #6 · answered by Jacquie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it was 'went' it would have to be 'we would be' because it is past.
if John goes to school, we will be steamed bread.
if John went to school, we would be steamed bread
2007-09-07 15:45:54 · answer #7 · answered by kelby_lake 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its Goes.
2007-09-07 06:04:15 · answer #8 · answered by Tress 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
GOES definitely
2007-09-07 06:02:20 · answer #9 · answered by Cherry Pie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You seem to have a lot of questions that are all very similar.
2007-09-07 06:10:05 · answer #10 · answered by ezc692 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋