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Moominpapa Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Difference between Would and Past Tense
I'm writing this post to see the reason why 'would' is used in the sentence below.
'You would think this woman would have excellent oral hygiene.'
The woman is an actual person, and the situation is also actual, but not hypothetical.
I think 'you would think this woman had excellent oral hygiene' still make sense.
Why is 'would' used here? What is the difference?
'You would think this woman would have excellent oral hygiene.'
The woman is an actual person, and the situation is also actual, but not hypothetical.
I think 'you would think this woman had excellent oral hygiene' still make sense.
Why is 'would' used here? What is the difference?
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moominpapa I think 'you would think this woman had excellent oral hygiene' still make sense. Yes. moominpapa Why is 'would' used here?
- moominpapa I think 'you would think this woman had excellent oral hygiene' still make sense.
- Yes.
- moominpapa Why is 'would' used here?
- Poor construction.
- moominpapa What is the difference?
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moominpapaI think 'you would think this woman had excellent oral hygiene' still make sense.Yes.
moominpapaWhy is 'would' used here?Poor construction.
moominpapaWhat is the difference?None.
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So, you meant the original sentence is not good, the other sentence suggested by me is better?
Poor construction.
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