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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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"I...prefer...the bus"

0I would have preferred the bus.02br
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00I would prefer the bus.02br
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00I prefer the bus.02br
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00 What are the differences between these sentences?02br
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02font 00 Conditional/hypothetical. 02i 02br 02br 00'Would' can also be used to make a statement more tentative/hypothetical in order to increase the level of politeness. 02i 02br 02br 01font 00I 02font 01font 00 prefer the bus.

— Clive

  • 02font 00 Conditional/hypothetical.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00'Would' can also be used to make a statement more tentative/hypothetical in order to increase the level of politeness.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01font 00I 02font 01font 00 prefer the bus.
  • 02font 01font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02font 0-
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01font00I would have preferred the bus.02font00 Speaks of past preferences.02br
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01i00Last month, I would have preferred the bus, but now I drive to work in my new car.02i02br
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01font00I would prefer the bus.02font00 Co
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0 01i00I would have preferred the bus 01b00[past:, but now that we've started the trip BY TRAIN, let's go ahead. 02b02i02br
01i00I would prefer the bus 01b00[if I'm making a choice now for the future02b02br
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01i00I prefer the bus 01b00[I'm saying that this
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