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English 1b3 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Future in the past 'would'
Mary became convinced that I should be one of her team as she hatched plans to enter the first ever Eco-Challenge. She telephoned from the United States one quite Sunday afternoon.
The Eco-Challenge was a race conceived to take competitors beyond their limits. It would cross more than three hundred miles of desert.
Can we say 'It crossed more than...' instead of the future in the past 'would'?
Or do we have to use would?
Thank you
The Eco-Challenge was a race conceived to take competitors beyond their limits. It would cross more than three hundred miles of desert.
Can we say 'It crossed more than...' instead of the future in the past 'would'?
Or do we have to use would?
Thank you
Top answer
This is the first time for this event—it has never been run— so 'would' is a much better choice.
- This is the first time for this event—it has never been run— so 'would' is a much better choice.
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This is the first time for this event—it has never been run— so 'would' is a much better choice.
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