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0 Scenario: I was going to buy two computers last week at my work place but I didn't. And someone says: Why didn't you buy your computers last week? 02br02br00I answered: 02br02br00What do these mean? If they are incorrect, why? 02br001. I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would look bad for my store if I 01b00had02b00 done that.  02br002. I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would look bad for my store if I 01b00did02b00 that. (Is this one better than #3 or #3 is better?? Because I never bought the products and I didn't do any returns? This is conditional #2 (Present Imaginary), does it mean returning products in general is bad? If so, I should use #3? or #1? to refer to my past?) 02br02br003. I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would 01b00have02b00 looked bad for my store if I 01b00had02b00 done that. 02br004. I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would 01b00have02b00 looked bad for my store if I 01b00did02b00 done that. 02br02br02br00Thanks. 0-

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0 Scenario: I was going to buy two computers last week at my work place but I didn't. And someone says: Why didn't you buy those [your] computers last week? 02br
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001. I didn't want to buy the computers and then return them later. [using 'the products' is okay too but I think it's more natural to opt for pronouns]. It would look bad for my store if I had done that. 02br
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002. I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would look bad for my store if I did that. 02br
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00(Is this one better than #3 or IS #3 [is] better?? Because I never bought the products and I didn't do any returns? This is conditional #2 (Present Imaginary), does it mean returning products in general is bad? If so, I should use #3? or #1? to refer to my past?) 02br
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003. I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would have looked bad for my store if I had done that. 02br
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00JTT: Jack, what's the difference between, 02br
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001) I am 187 centimeters in height. 02br
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002) I grew 4 centimeters since my birthday. 02br
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004. *I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would have looked bad for my store if I 01b00did done02b00 that.* THIS IS UNGRAMMATICAL 0-

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0 JTT: Jack, what's the difference between, 02br
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00In #1 your telling me your height, you're 187 centimetres. In #2 you have grown 4 centimeters since your birthday, you're telling me how much you have grown. 02br
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004. *I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would have looked bad for my store if I did done that.* THIS IS UNGRAMMATICAL12blockquote

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004. I didn't want to buy the computers and then return the products later. It would have looked bad for my store if I did that. 0-

Just the truth · Answer

0 Read and think about what I've said in "Storytelling with Conditionals", Jack. Hopefully, then you'll be able to answer your own questions in this thread. 02br
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00Then please do get back to us. Give it a whirl/go, Jack!! 0-

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