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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Expect to receive hardly any orders

Someone said, "When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations are low."

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The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he?
  

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" ------------------------------------------------------------------ The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he? Yes, that seems to be the idea. But you have tense problems.

  • " ------------------------------------------------------------------ The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he?
  • Yes, that seems to be the idea.
  • But you have tense problems.
  • Say eg When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations were low.
  • eg When they ask me for an estimate, my expectations are low.
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4 Answers
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Hi,

Someone said, "When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations are low."

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The speaker expected to receive hardly any orders if he was asked for an estimate, didn't he?

Yes, that seems to be the idea. But you have tense problems.
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Thank you, Clive. I was trying to say "When they asked me for an estimate, my expectations were low."

What can we say instead of "my expectations were low"?

- I expected to receive hardly any orders?
- I hardly expected to receive any orders?
- I didn't expect to receive hardly any orders?
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Hi,
Aren't you talking about one estimate that may led to one order?

In that case, I'd say

When they asked me for an estimate, I didn't expect to receive an order.

Clive
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Oh, I see, Clive. Thank you so much. Emotion: smile

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