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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Could or Would
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She always cooks chicken; even if I don’t come over, but she presumes I could.
Is 'could' the right word to use or would 'would' be more suitable to express possibility.
She always cooks chicken; even if I don’t come over, but she presumes I could.
Is 'could' the right word to use or would 'would' be more suitable to express possibility.
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Anonymous Is 'could' the right word to use or would 'would' be more suitable to express possibility. No. You're in the present tense, so you need 'will' or 'can'.
- Anonymous Is 'could' the right word to use or would 'would' be more suitable to express possibility.
- No.
- You're in the present tense, so you need 'will' or 'can'.
- "but" seems out of place, and the idea that she presumes (assumes) you will come over even when she sees that you're not there doesn't really make a lot of sense.
- And I don't see a connection between cooking chicken and coming over, so that's a mystery, too.
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AnonymousIs 'could' the right word to use or would 'would' be more suitable to express possibility.No. You're in the present tense, so you need 'will' or 'can'. "but" seems out of place, and the idea that she presumes (assumes) you will come over even when she sees that you're not there doesn't really make a lot of sense. And I don't see a connection betwe
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You may mean something like this:
She always cooks chicken when she thinks I'm coming over, even though I don't always turn up.
She always cooks chicken when she thinks I'm coming over, even though I don't always turn up.
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