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I would be surprised if he turns/turned up.

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tanguatlay
 
Reply Tue 8 Sep, 2015 05:34 am
I would be surprised if he turns up.

I would be surprised if he turned up.

What is the difference in meaning between the sentences?

Thanks.
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Reply Tue 8 Sep, 2015 06:40 am
@tanguatlay,

No difference, both equally valid.

But if you want, you could change it to:

I will be surprised if he turns up, and
I would be surprised if he turned up.
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