Hello,
While reading a detective story I found out this sentence: "I don't know. But if I had to guess, it would be somewhere around seven thirty". I wonder wheather this sentence is correct?
Shouldn't it be like this "...But if I had to guess, it would have been.... ". If both phrases are appropriate, is there any major or slight meaning difference between them?
Thanks a lot,
Dmitry.
I need clarification on a coditional sentence
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Re: I need clarification on a coditional sentence
"What time does the train leave today?"
"I don't know. But if I had to guess, it would be somewhere around seven-thirty."
"What time did the train leave yesterday?"
"I don't know. But if I had to guess, it would have been somewhere around seven-thirty."
"I don't know. But if I had to guess, it would be somewhere around seven-thirty."
"What time did the train leave yesterday?"
"I don't know. But if I had to guess, it would have been somewhere around seven-thirty."