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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
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0 Let's say I'm watching a TV show and I see this guy doing this crazy stunt and I say: 02 br
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00 1. Imagine that it 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 my friend that 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (Is this present imaginary?) 02 br
00 2. Imagine that it 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 my friend that 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (Is this present imaginary too? But the chances of my friend doing that are likely?) 02 br
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00 3. Imagine that it 01 b 00 had been 02 b 00 my friend that 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (What does this one mean? It refers to the past?) 02 br
00 4. Imagine that it 01 b 00 had been 02 b 00 my friend that 01 b 00 had been 02 b 00 doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (Is the latter 'had been' not so good there? I just have a bunch of tenses? I should use 'was' ?) 02 br
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00 1. Imagine that it 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 my friend that 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (Is this present imaginary?) 02 br
00 2. Imagine that it 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 my friend that 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (Is this present imaginary too? But the chances of my friend doing that are likely?) 02 br
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00 3. Imagine that it 01 b 00 had been 02 b 00 my friend that 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (What does this one mean? It refers to the past?) 02 br
00 4. Imagine that it 01 b 00 had been 02 b 00 my friend that 01 b 00 had been 02 b 00 doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (Is the latter 'had been' not so good there? I just have a bunch of tenses? I should use 'was' ?) 02 br
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0 Let's say I'm watching a TV show and I see this guy doing this crazy stunt and I say: 02 br 02 br 00 RH: It depends on what the speaker wants to say, Jack. 02 br 02 br 00 1. Imagine that it was my friend that was doing that.
- 0 Let's say I'm watching a TV show and I see this guy doing this crazy stunt and I say: 02 br 02 br 00 RH: It depends on what the speaker wants to say, Jack.
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- Imagine that it was my friend that was doing that.
- Wouldn't it be cool?
- ) 02 br 02 br 00 RH: Yes, you're asking the respondent to think about this situation.
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0 Let's say I'm watching a TV show and I see this guy doing this crazy stunt and I say: 02 br
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00 RH: It depends on what the speaker wants to say, Jack. 02 br
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00 1. Imagine that it was my friend that was doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (Is this present imaginary?) 02 br
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00 RH: Yes, you're asking the respondent to think about
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00 RH: It depends on what the speaker wants to say, Jack. 02 br
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00 1. Imagine that it was my friend that was doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? (Is this present imaginary?) 02 br
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00 RH: Yes, you're asking the respondent to think about
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00 So are you say using past tense can
00 The actual event is not so crucial to the language choice; rather it is the speaker's focus. Even when it had finished, ie. a new program comes on, the speaker could say, 12 br12 br
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10 6. Imagine that it was my friend that was doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? 12 blockquote
00 So are you say using past tense can
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0 RH stated: 02 br
00 The actual event is not so crucial to the language choice; rather it is the speaker's focus. Even when it had finished, ie. a new program comes on, the speaker could say, 02 br
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00 6. Imagine that it was my friend that was doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? 02 br
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00 To which Jack replied: 02 br
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00 The actual event is not so crucial to the language choice; rather it is the speaker's focus. Even when it had finished, ie. a new program comes on, the speaker could say, 02 br
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00 6. Imagine that it was my friend that was doing that. Wouldn't it be cool? 02 br
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00 To which Jack replied: 02 br
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