Correct understanding?
1. I forgot to bring my cellphone and I am already three hours out. If I went back home to get my cellphone, I wouldn’t be able to make it to my flight.
2. I forgot to bring my cellphone and I am already three hours out. If I go back home to get my cellphone, I won’t be able to make it to my flight.
Are the sentences correct? Does the first sentence mean that it’s unlikely that I will go back to home to get my phone and the second sentence mean that it’s likely I will go back home to get my phone?
Top answer
anonymous Does the first sentence mean that it’s unlikely that I will go back to home to get my phone and the second sentence mean that it’s likely I will go back home to get my phone? I would not put it like that. The second one is used if you are actually in the situation you're talking about — and you ARE in that situation as you speak.
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anonymousDoes the first sentence mean that it’s unlikely that I will go back to home to get my phone and the second sentence mean that it’s likely I will go back home to get my phone?
I would not put it like that. The second one is used if you are actually in the situation you're talking about — and you ARE in that situation as you speak. The first one is
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