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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Contracted form

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00Considering the following sentence,02br
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00" My parents told me that 01b01u00they were02u02b00 planning to move to Italy".02br
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00can I use the 01b00contracted form? 02b02br
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00Example: "My parents told me01u01b00 they're02b02u00 planning to move to Italy. (?)02br
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00Best regards,02br
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00Byron0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00can I use the 01b 00contracted form? 02b 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Example: "My parents told me01u 01b 00 they're02b 02u 00 planning to move to Italy. )02font 00 No.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00can I use the 01b 00contracted form?
  • 02b 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Example: "My parents told me01u 01b 00 they're02b 02u 00 planning to move to Italy.
  • )02font 00 No.
  • This is really the contracted form of 'they01b 00 are02b 00 planning to'.
  • 02br 02br 00In certain 00circumstances, of course, you can use either tense with not much difference in meaning.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00" My parents told me that 01b01u00they were02u02b00 planning to move to Italy".02font02br
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0Hi, Clive!02br
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00Thank you very much.02br
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00Best regards,02br
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