conditional clause

[Lost_Soul]

Hi,

There is a worker in the office where I am now who swears like a mariner, but creates a bit unreliable code. He's just asking for this phrase:

[Alan]

Hi LS,

I would plump for the Present Simple because I presume that the person you are referring to still 'swears' on a regular basis.

Alan
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[Conchita]

I'd use the present simple of 'swear' in your sentence. Personally, I might say something like: 'It would be great if you could programme half as well as you can swear'.

[Stew.t.]

hi

A lot of English guys would say; It´d be great if ´d progamme half as well as ya swore.

Note the removal of "can" and that the above indicates spoken forms.
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[Lost_Soul]

Thanks to all !

@stew.t.
I see that in colloquial speech ya'd use the past simple !