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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Hi, morning .
1. I have taken the precaution of taking down the details of Simon's driving licence, just in case he is to continue to cause trouble and needed to be tracked down.
2. I had taken the precaution of taking down the details of Simon's driving licence, just in case he were to continue to cause trouble and needed to be tracked down.
Are they all correct?
To me, the 2nd sentence refers to hypothetical future, whereas the 1st sentence expresses that there is some chance that he will continue to cause trouble.
What do you say? Am I right? Please feel free to correct me if wrong.
Thank you.
1. I have taken the precaution of taking down the details of Simon's driving licence, just in case he is to continue to cause trouble and needed to be tracked down.
2. I had taken the precaution of taking down the details of Simon's driving licence, just in case he were to continue to cause trouble and needed to be tracked down.
Are they all correct?
To me, the 2nd sentence refers to hypothetical future, whereas the 1st sentence expresses that there is some chance that he will continue to cause trouble.
What do you say? Am I right? Please feel free to correct me if wrong.
Thank you.
Top answer
A few suggestions: 1. I have taken the precaution of taking down the details of Simon's driving licence, just in case he is to continue s to cause trouble and need s to be tracked down. This is not hypothetical.
- A few suggestions: 1.
- I have taken the precaution of taking down the details of Simon's driving licence, just in case he is to continue s to cause trouble and need s to be tracked down.
- This is not hypothetical.
- Simon has caused trouble in the past, and you are predicting that it's likely that he will continue in his abberrant ways.
- You want to be able to locate him in case of more trouble.
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A few suggestions:
1. I have taken the precaution of taking down the details of Simon's driving licence, just in case heis to continues to cause trouble and needs to be tracked down.
This is not hypothetical. Simon has caused trouble in the past, and you are predicting that it's likely that he will continue in his abberrant ways. You want to be able to
1. I have taken the precaution of taking down the details of Simon's driving licence, just in case he
This is not hypothetical. Simon has caused trouble in the past, and you are predicting that it's likely that he will continue in his abberrant ways. You want to be able to
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