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Quaqqui Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
A doubt
Which is correct or more correct:
"As we aren't able to sell these goods, we'll return them..."
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"As we will not able to sell these goods, we'll return them..."?
Thank you for your help
"As we aren't able to sell these goods, we'll return them..."
or
"As we will not able to sell these goods, we'll return them..."?
Thank you for your help
Top answer
Welcome to EnglishForward! " "As we aren't able" means you already know that you can't sell the goods. Business has been bad, or you already can see that the goods aren't very popular with customers, for example.
- Welcome to EnglishForward!
- " "As we aren't able" means you already know that you can't sell the goods.
- Business has been bad, or you already can see that the goods aren't very popular with customers, for example.
- "As we will not be able" means you anticipate poor sales in the future.
- CJ
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Both are correct if you add "be" to the second > "As we will not be able ..."
"As we aren't able" means you already know that you can't sell the goods. Business has been bad, or you already can see that the goods aren't very popular with customers, for example.
"As we will not be able" means you anticipate poor sales in the futur
Both are correct if you add "be" to the second > "As we will not be able ..."
"As we aren't able" means you already know that you can't sell the goods. Business has been bad, or you already can see that the goods aren't very popular with customers, for example.
"As we will not be able" means you anticipate poor sales in the futur
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