Question

I'd be very scared if some .... (Point) a gun at me.
Answer me

Answer 1

Answer:

I'd be very scared if someone points a gun at me.

Answer 2

I'd be very scared if someone pointed a gun at me.

Explanation:

I’d be very scared if someone points / pointed a gun at me.

• The participle here can be used interchangeably depending on the tense of the sentence.
• The sentence is a simple future tense. Where the reaction depends on commission of an act. That is pointing a gun.
• The word points is a present participle which indicates probability of pointing a gun.
• The word pointed is a past participle, indicating the action has already taken place.
• As the given example here is in future tense there is scope for both the participles to be used.