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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Describing regrets

0Dear teachers,02br
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00Which of the following setences is/are correct or better?02br
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01font00If I'd listened to my mother, I wouldn't be working at this job now.02br
00If I'd listened to my mother, I wouldn't have worked at this job.02font02br
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00Here comes another set of sentences.02br
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01font00If I were you, I would tell him the truth now.02br
00If I were you, I would have told him the truth.02br
00If I had been you, I would have told him the truth.02font02br
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00Conditional sentence are always real bummer for ESL learners. 02br
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00Please advise and have a good one.02br
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00Lcchang0-
  

Top answer

0 The last one looks weird. "I am not you" is a permanent truth. 02br 02br 00paco 0-

— Paco2004

  • 0 The last one looks weird.
  • "I am not you" is a permanent truth.
  • 02br 02br 00paco 0-
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0 The last one looks weird. "I am not you" is a permanent truth. We don't need to use the past perfect form to assume a permanently irreal condition.02br
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