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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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I would look down on him because his English is poor than me.
If I were a boss, I would have looked at the matter differently.
I looked out phrasal-verbs dictionaries online, and now I needn't to buy them from a book-stall.
I told the shopkeeper to look out for the thief, and ring the police up immediately if he comes nearby the vicinity.
Please correct these sentences.
If I were a boss, I would have looked at the matter differently.
I looked out phrasal-verbs dictionaries online, and now I needn't to buy them from a book-stall.
I told the shopkeeper to look out for the thief, and ring the police up immediately if he comes nearby the vicinity.
Please correct these sentences.
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I would look down on him if his English were poorer than mine . If I were a boss, I would have looked at the matter differently. -- OK I looked up/for phrasal- verb dictionaries online, and now I needn't buy them from a bookstall.
- I would look down on him if his English were poorer than mine .
- If I were a boss, I would have looked at the matter differently.
- -- OK I looked up/for phrasal- verb dictionaries online, and now I needn't buy them from a bookstall.
- I told the shopkeeper to look out for the thief and ring the police up immediately if he comes into the vicinity.
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I would look down on him if his English were poorer than mine.
If I were a boss, I would have looked at the matter differently. -- OK
I looked up/for phrasal-verb dictionaries online, and now I needn't buy them from a bookstall.
I told the shopkeeper to look out for the thief and ring the police up immediatel
If I were a boss, I would have looked at the matter differently. -- OK
I looked up/for phrasal-verb dictionaries online, and now I needn't buy them from a bookstall.
I told the shopkeeper to look out for the thief and ring the police up immediatel
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Thank you Mister Micawber.
I am talking about past habitual action as in, "I would walk every day in the morning", "I would jump over the gate to enter in when I was young".
So, in the first sentence, I think, I can write, "I would look dow
Mister MicawberI would look down on him if his English were poorer than mine.
I am talking about past habitual action as in, "I would walk every day in the morning", "I would jump over the gate to enter in when I was young".
So, in the first sentence, I think, I can write, "I would look dow
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Your sentence, then is grammatically correct, but as you can see, I did not expect that use of 'would', Gary. Nowadays it is quite uncommon, and found mostly in literature. It has been almost completely replaced by 'used to' for past habit in spoken and written English.
Your sentence, then is grammatically correct, but as you can see, I did not expect that use of 'would', Gary. Nowadays it is quite uncommon, and found mostly in literature. It has been almost completely replaced by 'used to' for past habit in spoken and written English.
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