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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is this present or perfect connotion
Could you tell me if this is natural?
I'd rather you waited until when he was here. in other words "Wait until he comes down to do it."
Thank you
I'd rather you waited until when he was here. in other words "Wait until he comes down to do it."
Thank you
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alc24 Could you tell me if this is natural? I'd rather you waited until when he was here. '
- alc24 Could you tell me if this is natural?
- I'd rather you waited until when he was here.
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alc24Could you tell me if this is natural? I'd rather you waited untilSince he hasn't come down yet, you should say 'I'd rather you wait until he is here.'whenhe was here. in other words "Wait until he comes down to do it." Thank you
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Using past tense to refer to the present is one of the bad habits of the English language. Another example of that bad habit is the backshifting in reported speech.
In your question here, what would be the sense of using past tense for both the past and nonpast situations? I think you should avoid that bad habit of using past tense for nonpast situations.
If you hadn't explained your meani
In your question here, what would be the sense of using past tense for both the past and nonpast situations? I think you should avoid that bad habit of using past tense for nonpast situations.
If you hadn't explained your meani
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