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if i had time vs if i have time

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'If I had time' is used to talk about a hypothetical situation in the past, while 'if I have time' is used to talk about a possibility in the present or future.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 2157 views

if i had time

This phrase is correct and commonly used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past.

This phrase is used to express a condition that is contrary to reality in the past. It is often used in the third conditional sentences.

Examples:

If I had time, I would have gone to the party.
If I had time yesterday, I would have helped you with your project.

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I was wondering if I had time to nip to the garden centre.
If I had time for a courtship, I would.
O, if I had time to have made new liveries, I would have bestowed the thousand pound I borrowed of you.
I think if I had time to think, I'm - I'm pretty sure I would've been terrified.
I would if I had time.
I would like to begin by welcoming the efforts of the Austrian Presidency in a certain number of areas that I would look at in more detail if I had time.
Trust me, if I had time, we would, but we don't, so...
Love it, if I had time.
There are some interesting theories that, if I had time, I would tell you about.
Dad asked if I had time to accompany him to visit the Northern Lady, who had lung cancer.
If I had time for that, I'd get another part-time job.
If I had time to slowly change people's minds about segregation, I would have brought in some young, unassuming white resident, let the patients slowly get used to him, and then I would have hired another one and another one.
And then, when I'd finished, if I had time, I'd go into their room and I'd dress up in her clothes.

Alternatives:

If I had had time
If I had found the time

if i have time

This phrase is correct and commonly used to talk about possibilities in the present or future.

This phrase is used to express a condition in the present or future. It implies that there is a chance or possibility of having time.

Examples:

If I have time tomorrow, I will help you with your presentation.
If I have time later, I can join you for lunch.

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Maybe later today if I have time.
I'm not sure if I have time to show you any other environments.
If I have time to spare, I'll paint the wall some more, I'm sure there's room somewhere.
I don't know if I have time.
I'll take out your tonsils, if I have time.
If I have time, I have to go to the Prosecutors' Office to take a look at that prosecutor.
And if I have time to give you a punch, we have time to have lunch.
I don't know if I have time for this, guys, so, let's just pick a good photo, okay?
...what if i have time?
If I have time I shall make two or three other remarks.
If I have time, I think I'll take a small nap.
And I'd like to tell you the story in three acts, and if I have time still, an epilogue.
If I have time, I'll come down over the weekend.
And what if I have time?
and if I have time still, an epilogue.
I was going to say something but then I started thinking, and the only way I can have a real effect on the readers and the community that I'm covering, is if I have time.
Thi to welcome and explain how it works if I have time, but now I need your help officers to stop him.
I paint. I sketch. I sculpt a little if I have time.
I don't know if I have time for this, guys, So let's just pick a good photo, okay?
I don't know if I have time for this, guys, So let's just pick a good photo, okay?

Alternatives:

If I find time
If I manage to make time

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