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[Marlen]

Hi,

Is the following sentence correct?

I believe that students would visit the cinema more frequently if the cinema gets some modernisation.

Thanks a lot in advance.

[alan.es]

I believe that students would visit the cinema more frequently if the cinema got some modernisation.

You've used a combination of conditional and present tenses - not allowed.

First conditional : present - future.
Second conditional: past simple - conditional