Do You Only Get Jury Duty If You Register To Vote
- #i
In this sentence:
It would exist great if you tin/could come up to my political party.
Should I say "can" or "could"?
I think information technology's "could" considering nosotros used "would" and not "will". But, if I apply "could", will this sentence mean that in my heed, I don't believe y'all tin can come up?
Many thank you.
- #ii
Your logic is correct. So if you desire to avoid that proposition, you must say "It volition exist great if you can come to my party."
Whichever y'all choose, don't mix the tenses.
- #4
I agree with Keith's communication that you should not mix tenses, but don't be surprised if you lot hear some native speakers saying "It would exist great if you tin come". Perhaps the speaker is unconsciously trying to avoid the doubt that 'could' might carry.
There is also the bespeak that, because the sequence of tenses is grammatically right in "It would be great if you could come", some speakers might say those words without intending any proffer of dubiousness.
- #5
Cheers. No wonder I ever hear native speakers "break" the rule. 
- #6
Hello: Does "It would be great if you could come" sometimes as well mean the speaker really wants the person to come up and thus he/she is asking him/her to come up politely? Thanks!
I have changed "does" to "thus". Sorry for the typo.
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- #7
Possibly. It depends on the context.
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