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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Conditional "would have done" in the past?
Hi. Would the verb "let" in the past be correct here?
There were times when his son would have done it if he (let??) him do it.
There were times when his son would have done it if he (let??) him do it.
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You can get away with that, but the more correct form is had let . if he had let him do it. CJ
- You can get away with that, but the more correct form is had let .
- if he had let him do it.
- CJ
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You can get away with that, but the more correct form is had let.
... if he had let him do it.
CJ
... if he had let him do it.
CJ
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