Timeline for sequence of tense in "if he learned that he would die, he would love to get..."
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| May 13, 2019 at 8:05 | comment | added | Sparksbet | How is "Had he learned..." better than "If he had learned..."? If anything it's more antiquated language. And your present tense version completely changes the meaning of the sentence and only works if he has not yet learned that he'll die. | |
| May 13, 2019 at 7:45 | history | answered | Indika K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |