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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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If+simple present+would?

If they can't do something about it, I'd like to remind them of their obligations towards the safety of the personnel working in the facility.

Can't do.., I'd.. . What's the influence here?
  

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Would/'d lik e is frequently used to express a wish. Although it looks as if it were a conditional form, it effectively functions as a present-tense form, meaning something like I wish/want.

— Fivejedjon

  • Would/'d lik e is frequently used to express a wish.
  • Although it looks as if it were a conditional form, it effectively functions as a present-tense form, meaning something like I wish/want.
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Would/'d like is frequently used to express a wish. Although it looks as if it were a conditional form, it effectively functions as a present-tense form, meaning something like I wish/want.
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fivejedjonWould/'d like is frequently used to express a wish. Although it looks as if it were a conditional form, it effectively functions as a present-tense form, meaning something like I wish/want.
Thank you fivejedjon. I suppose then this is informal english.., right?
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screamerer I suppose then this is informal english.., right?
No. It's normal English in any register.
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