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Omar Ahmed Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

1- I ........the office until I had checked that all the doors were closed.

a) won't leave b) wouldn't leave c) hadn't left

I think all options are wrong. However, my Egyptian teacher of English says the correct answer is (b). Is he right?

  

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Yes, (b) is possible if talking about your general behaviour (rather than behaviour on any specific occasion).

  • Yes, (b) is possible if talking about your general behaviour (rather than behaviour on any specific occasion).
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Yes, (b) is possible if talking about your general behaviour (rather than behaviour on any specific occasion).

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Omar Ahmed

1- I ........the office until I had checked that all the doors were closed.

a) won't leave b) wouldn't leave c) hadn't left

I think all options are wrong. However, my Egyptian teacher of English says the correct answer is (b). Is he right?

Think of it with "If I were you" at the beginning, but unstated.

In that case b) is

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