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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

hate vs would hate

Hi teachers,
Could you possibly help me understand when "hate" and "would hate" are used:

I hate to interrupt ,but it's time I left
I would hate you to think I didn't appreciate what you have done.
I'd hate to think my job would not be secure if I left it temporarily.

Thank you in advance
  

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Your examples seem to show that you understand it well. In simple present you actually feel the hate and do the deed. I hate to embarrass you like this.

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  • Your examples seem to show that you understand it well.
  • In simple present you actually feel the hate and do the deed.
  • I hate to embarrass you like this.
  • Since hate can have some duration, you could use present continuous.
  • I'm hating every minute of this.
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Your examples seem to show that you understand it well.

In simple present you actually feel the hate and do the deed. I hate to embarrass you like this. Since hate can have some duration, you could use present continuous. I'm hating every minute of this.

In simple past, I hated taking the toy away from him, but he needed to get some sleep.

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