Creativeguru  +  724953 Mon, 11 May 09 08:36 AM If you paid the amount, we would delivered the goods If you had paid the amount, we would have delivered the goods   If yes then what is the different between the two   and I hope my title - Do both these sentences mean same?...is also grammatically correct? because i get confuse for do/does usage here   Regards,   Creativeguru Joined on Fri, Feb 8 2008 India Regular Member 812 Regards, Sentences, Usages

	optilang  +  725036 Mon, 11 May 09 10:07 AM Hi Do both these sentences mean the same (thing) 1. If you paid the amount, we would delivered the goods. 2. If you had paid the amount, we would have delivered the goods. They do not have the same meaning. Sentence 1 talks about a situation which has not yet happened. In other words the money has not been paid and the goods are still waiting to be delivered. This delivery will only take place if the money is paid. Sentence 2 talks about the past and something which did not happen. The money was not paid and therefore the goods were not delivered. Both sentences out of context sound a little strange to me without something following 'the amount'. I would expect something like:- The amount due/owed   optilang Joined on Tue, May 13 2008 Poland Senior Member 2,521 OptiNative British English Speaker Wherever I may roam, I'm still a Londoner. Sentences, Context

	Creativeguru  +  725114 Mon, 11 May 09 11:00 AM If you paid the amount, we would deliver the goods.. as you said it's a situation which has not yet happened...I just want one clarification then why we are using paid...should it not be pay..Please explain   Thanks and Regards,   Creativeguru Regards

	optilang  +  725119 Mon, 11 May 09 11:09 AM Hi If you pay - we will  deliver = this is what will happen if the condition is fulfilled. If you paid - we would deliver = not yet happened, may or may not happen. optilang