if and would sentence, I am confused all the time.
Please edit any part you think unnatural or just simply wrong.
1.He asked her a permission to get an item beforehand if he would be late for the market opening hours
: This means that he was not sure whether he can make it on time or not but just in case he asked her before the opening hours to get an item for him but he might show up on the right time.......
2. He asked her a permission to get an item if he would be late for ~
:same as 1 even without the word, beforehand?
3. He asked her a permission to get an item if he is late for~
:same as 1? but he is sure that he will be late...?
4. He asked her a permission to get an item if he is ever late for~
:similar as 3 but he rarely been late or never been late before, but just for the future reference he is using her as backup plan for getting an item for himself?
5. He had asked her a permission to get an item if he would have been late for ~
:simply past form of the first one, 1?
Thank you in advance.
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I would personally use 'for the market's opening' or 'for when the market opens' what you wrote isn't wrong, that's just a more natural way to phrase it!
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if and would sentence, I am confused all the time.
Please edit any part you think unnatural or just simply wrong.1.He asked her a permission to get an item beforehand if he would be late for the market opening hours
: This means that he was not sure whether he can make it on time or not but just in case he asked her before the opening hours to get an item for him but he might show up on the right time.......
2. He asked her a permission to get an item if he would be late for ~
:same as 1 even without the word, beforehand?
3. He asked her a permission to get an item if he is late for~
:same as 1? but he is sure that he will be late...?
4. He asked her a permission to get an item if he is ever late for~
:similar as 3 but he rarely been late or never been late before, but just for the future reference he is using her as backup plan for getting an item for himself?
5. He had asked her a permission to get an item if he would have been late for ~
:simply past form of the first one, 1?
Thank you in advance.
*You ask for permission to do something. "He asked her for permission to get an item."
*The most natural way I would say this is "He asked her for permission to get an item, even if he would be late for the market's opening hours." or "He asked her is he could get an item, even if he would be late for the market's opening hours."
*I believe the construction I wrote would work in any of the scenarios you listed.
*(I didn't correct any of the sentences because the changes would have been the same)
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