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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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on condition that

0When our son James turned eighteen, my husband and I gave him a car on condition that he .........the insurance02br
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00A) could have paid02br
00B) should pay02br
00C) had to pay02br
00D) was able to pay02br
00E) is supposed tp pay02br
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00Which is correct?02br
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00Which the tenses are come after on condition that? For example modal verbs?0-
  

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0 Which is the one you feel works best?0-
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0I'd use the 01i00subjunctive02i00 in that sentence: 01i00pay /should pay02i02br
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01i00When our son James turned eighteen, my husband and I gave him a car on condition that he 01b00pay02b00 the insurance.02i02br
01i00When our son James turned eighteen, my husband and I gave
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1i00I agree with Yankee.00 00Although the event is past, when we use the structure “on the condition that…” the bare infinitive “pay” should be used.00 02i0-

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