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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
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0 What do these mean? I don't get how I should use them. 02br
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001. I don't think she 01b00would02b00 lend it to you. 02br
002. I don't think she 01b00will02b00 lend it to you. 02br
003. I don't think she 01b00is02b00 going to lend it to you. 02br
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0 1) 02br 00Q. I had sent a message to Sara to lend me her hair-dryer yesterday. She hasn't reponded yet.

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  • 0 1) 02br 00Q.
  • I had sent a message to Sara to lend me her hair-dryer yesterday.
  • She hasn't reponded yet.
  • 02br 00A.
  • Don't wait any longer.
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0 1) 02br
00Q. I had sent a message to Sara to lend me her hair-dryer yesterday. She hasn't reponded yet. 02br
00A. Don't wait any longer. I don't think she would lend it to you. 02br
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002) 02br
00Q. Do you think Sara would lend me her hair-dryer if I asked her? 02br
00A. I don't think she will lend it to you. 02br
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0 What do these mean? I don't get how I should use them. 02br
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001. I don't think she would lend it to you. 02br
002. I don't think she will lend it to you. 02br
003. I don't think she is going to lend it to you. 02br
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00RH: All have the same time focus, ahead of now [future] and all express doubt as to whether 'she' len
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0 I'd say the three phrases were semantically and contextually distinct: 02br
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001. '...would...' 02br
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00"Do you think MissP would sleep with me, if I asked her?" 02br
00"No, I don't think she'd sleep with you. She's sleeping with MrQ, anyway." 02br
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00By using 'would', the first speaker gives his question an a
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