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if there is any chance vs if there were any chance

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. "If there is any chance" is used when talking about a current or ongoing situation, while "if there were any chance" is used to discuss a hypothetical or unreal situation.
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if there is any chance

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a current or ongoing situation.

This phrase is used to express the possibility of something happening in the present or future.

Examples:

  • If there is any chance of rain, we should bring an umbrella.
  • I will check if there is any chance of getting a refund for the damaged product.
  • Oct 22, 2024 ... I'm curious if there is any chance for Jessica Cruz to have any canon love interest (and I'm not talking about the Flash or Batman). Well, I ...
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  • Jan 30, 2024 ... I was wondering if there is any chance at all that another company will buy the rights or netflix will bring it back?
  • Jul 27, 2024 ... I wonder if there is any chance things could work out between CBJ and Laine. When he re-signed with us 2 years ago, I saw him as a huge part ...
  • May 21, 2024 ... I ask if there is any chance that Steinberg might support Snapdragon tablets, while they become a really valid and powerful alternative to Apple Silicon.
  • Aug 12, 2010 ... I'm considering buying the USB to SATA cable but would like to know if there is any chance of it working. I also just tried the freezer ...
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Alternatives:

  • if there is a chance
  • if there is any possibility
  • if there is any likelihood

if there were any chance

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a hypothetical or unreal situation.

This phrase is used to talk about a situation that is not currently true or likely to happen.

Examples:

  • If there were any chance of winning the lottery, I would buy a ticket.
  • I would go back to school if there were any chance of getting a better job.
  • May 8, 2015 ... What should be my first step in getting started in the industry if there were any chance? All related (53).
  • Jul 10, 2013 ... way, the whole thing would be pretty useless if there were any chance of losing data, hence the need to save progressively. I know there are ...
  • Nov 23, 2023 ... Another might be if there were any chance of later using the Plus elsewhere in the house where a digital input was not available. Or you do ...
  • Jun 16, 2021 ... i was wondering if there were any chance that you know if it is possible to use a satellite ( for redhat nessus probes ) ? We don't wan't to ...
  • Jan 17, 2015 ... ... if there were any chance of Romney doing what he did in 2012: monopolizing fund-raising to a point where other potentially electable ...
  • Sep 4, 2022 ... I would like to thank my beautiful, elfin wife, if there were any chance of her watching the recording of this presentation, which I suppose ...
  • Sep 24, 2014 ... Not to worry, encouraged our guide, Cerro Negro was carefully studied, and we wouldn't be allowed there that day if there were any chance of ...
  • May 1, 2004 ... He refused to donate or to allow other members of the family to do so if there were any chance that their blood would be infused into Jews.
  • "Who would stick around to wrestle a dark angel all night long if there were any chance of escape? The only answer I can think of is this: someone in deep ...
  • Sep 14, 2010 ... If there were any chance audiences might have kept quiet, it's certainly ruined now. I don't live in one of the handful of cities in which ...

Alternatives:

  • if there had been any chance
  • if there had been any possibility
  • if there had been any likelihood

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