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From the very beginning, Trump has promised that he’d set businesses concerns aside if he was elected. Is this would past of will?
  

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From the very beginning, Trump has promised that he’d set businesses concerns aside if he was elected. In fact, he told “Face The Nation” moderator John Dickerson last October that he’s been “phasing out” his role throughout his campaign. “Look, I would cut all ties....

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  • From the very beginning, Trump has promised that he’d set businesses concerns aside if he was elected.
  • In fact, he told “Face The Nation” moderator John Dickerson last October that he’s been “phasing out” his role throughout his campaign.
  • “Look, I would cut all ties....
  • I wouldn’t care about it,” Trump told Dickerson.
  • “My kids will run it.
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From the very beginning, Trump has promised that he’d set businesses concerns aside if he was elected. In fact, he told “Face The Nation” moderator John Dickerson last October that he’s been “phasing out” his role throughout his campaign.
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Can somebody help me please?
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Anonymous From the very beginning, Trump has promised that he’d set businesses concerns aside if he was elected. Is this would past of will?
No, it's a conditional.
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AnonymousFrom the very beginning, Trump has promised that he’d set businesses concerns aside if he was elected. Is this would past of will?
AS BJ says, it is a conditional.

However, it does use 'would', the paste-tense form of 'will' for backshifting in indirect speech. The original words were probably "I will set business concerns aside if I am elec
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fivejedjon AnonymousFrom the very beginning, Trump has promised that he’d set businesses concerns aside if he was elected. Is this would past of will?AS BJ says, it is a conditional.However, it does use 'would', the paste-tense form of 'will' for backshifting in indirect speech. The original words were probably "I will set business concerns aside if I am elected", a first
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