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Pucca Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Auxiliary verbs

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00Since I gave up my English classes because of the entrance exams, I am trying to learn English by myself with the books I have. So, would you mind correcting these sentences?:)02br
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001. Well, I wouldn't have started arguing if you 01font00hadn't02font00!02br
002. I know we don't have enough money to buy that BMW. I just with we 01font00could02font00.02br
003. She was very tired by the time we got home, and so 01font00were02font00 we. 01font00And so? Is it a linking word?:S02font02br
004. I'd better leave now, and so 01font00should02font00 you.02br
005. I know they said it wasn't going to rain today, but I don't trust them - I still think it 01font00will02font00.02br
006. She swore that she'd never touched the papers, but I knew that she 01font00did02font00.02br
007. You told me ou might apply for that job. I wish you 01font00did02font00. It would be wonderful if you got it.02br
008. Just think, we might win 500 million! But what would we do with it if we 01font00did02font00? 01font00Would "won" be possible here? ..and why is it 500 million and not 500 millions?:S02font02br
009. If you fry chips using a high heat they go crisp, but if you use a low heat they 01font00won't02font00.02br
0010 I thought we might take a trip to the beach tomorrow, but if it rains we 01font00won't02font00.02br
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00My answers are in pink, thanks in advance!:) 0-
  

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02br 02br 01b 00so = 02b 00we were01b 00 the same way (tired)02br 02br 02b 00no01b 00 01font 00won02font 02br 02b 00 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 02br 02br 01b 00so = 02b 00we were01b 00 the same way (tired)02br 02br 02b 00no01b 00 01font 00won02font 02br 02b 00 0-
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0 I just 01b00wish02b00 we 01font00could02font00.02br
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01b00so = 02b00we were01b00 the same way (tired)02br
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02b00no01b00 01font00won02font02br
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0 Thanks Marius Hancu!:)02br
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00Oupss..and what about the one of the "500 million"? Why isn't it "500 millions"?:)02br
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01cite10Pucca12cite10Hello everybody, 12br
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10Since I gave up my English classes because of the entrance exams, I am trying to learn English by myself with the books I have. So, would you mind correcting these sentences?:)12br
10My answers are in pink, thanks in advance!:)12blockquote

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0 Hi Pucca02br
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00Number 2 would be better with 01font00did02font00 ("I wish we 01font00did02font00 have enough money")02br
00Number 6 would be better with 01font00had02font00 (instead of 01font00d
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007. You told me you might apply for that job. I wish you 11font10did12font10. It would be wonderful if you got it. I would say 11font10"had"12font10 11font10Why had? I don't understand it, "you did apply for the job" "you had apply for the job
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0 Hello Yankee!:)01blockquote
01cite10Yankee12cite10Number 8 would be quite normal with 11font10did12font10 (it means "did win"). You can never say "500 million11b10s"12b10! 15012blockquote
10 01font00Why can't I?:05100 hmm.
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0 Hi Goodman02br
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00The last two sentences in number 7 refer to the future. If you used the word 01font00had02font00 in the second sentence, then the third sentence would have to be changed to "It 01b00would have been02b00 wonderful if you 01b00had gotten02b00 it."02br
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107. You told me you might apply for that job. I wish you 21font20did22font20. It would be wonderful if you got it. I would say 21font20"had"22font22br
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0 Hi Pucca02br
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00You can say something such as "There were millions of dollars lost." But, if you want to say or write a specific number, then the words hundred, thousand, million, billion, etc. are 01b00not02b00 used as a plural noun:02br
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00300 = three hundred02br
004000 = four thousand02br
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01cite10Yankee12cite10Hi Goodman12br
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10The last two sentences in number 7 refer to the future. If you used the word 11font10had12font10 in the second sentence, then the third sentence would have to be changed to "It 11b10would have been12b10 wond
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