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Frostwhite Posted 16 years ago
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Next Time

Hi!

The next time I do this, it'll be really well.

The next time I did this, it'd be really well.

The first sentence might be the common thing to say, but do you think the second one can also be used? Why or why not?

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frostwhite Why or why not? The next time is in the future. Did refers to the past.

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  • frostwhite Why or why not?
  • The next time is in the future.
  • Did refers to the past.
  • If you were talking about the past, you could say: The next time I did it, I realis ed how easy it was !
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frostwhiteWhy or why not?
The next time is in the future. Did refers to the past. If you were talking about the past, you could say: The next time I did it, I realised how easy it was!

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frostwhiteThe first sentence might be the common thing to say
Not to my ear. I would change it to one of the following:

The next time I do this, it'll be really good.
The next time I do this, I'll do it really well.
frostwhitedo you think the second one can also be used?
Yes, but only if modified a bit.
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