If I win the lottery vs If I won the lottery

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'If I win the lottery' is used to talk about a hypothetical situation in the present or future, while 'if I won the lottery' is used to talk about a hypothetical situation in the past. They are not directly comparable as they refer to different time frames.

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If I win the lottery

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

This phrase is used to express a hypothetical situation that may happen in the present or future, such as 'If I win the lottery, I will buy a new house.'

Examples:

If I win the lottery, I will travel the world.
If I win the lottery, I will quit my job.
If I win the lottery, I will donate to charity.

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If I win the lottery, I might buy a pet.
If I win the lottery, I might buy a pet.
As long as the door is even a little bit open, I have this feeling that I'll just be... waiting around to see if I win the lottery when you turn 40.
Not if I die, not if I win the lottery.
If I win the lottery.

If I won the lottery

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

This phrase is used to express a hypothetical situation that did not happen in the past, such as 'If I won the lottery, I would have bought a mansion.'

Examples:

If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
If I won the lottery, I would quit my job.
If I won the lottery, I would donate to charity.

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Surprised would be if I won the lottery.
And instead of talking about how it made them realize that money doesn't lead to happiness, everyone started saying, "You know what I'd do if I won the lottery...?" and fantasizing about what they'd do.
Tonight they find out if they won the lottery.
What they would do if they won the lottery.
He always said if he ever won the lottery, first thing he'd do is buy a Corvette stingray convertible.
Speaking of clever, I noticed at the crime scene, you never mentioned what you would do if you won the lottery.
Okay, well, what would you buy if you won the lottery?
We want to see if we won the Maryland lottery.
Itseemed as if he'd won the lottery, he was so happy and I understood that I can't ask more of him right now
And not because I won the lottery.
It's really like I won the lottery or something.
I won the lottery on this job.
Actually I won the lottery today...
No, I won the lottery.
Ever since I won the lottery with those numbers.
I won the lottery: Half a million!
I won the lottery and I like chicken,
You know... ever since I won the lottery, it's like... we've had nothing but bad luck.
Let's say I won the lottery, Ramon.
For about a month before I won the lottery and stopped stealing, that Yugo was like our own personal Texaco.

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If I win the lottery vs If I won the lottery