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PonyFan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Past tense
"I knew she would wanna take immediate action"
Could you tell me the reason why the speaker choose the past tense in the sentence, although it is said at the point where she still don't know what the reply to the letter is. I suspect that she predicts what the Princess's reply is before the letter is read and strongly believes her prediction is right. Therefore, she chose the past tense to express "I've already known what the Princess says in advance" feeling. Am I right? Thanks in advance!
The sentence is quoted from http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsky32_my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-1-episode-1-the-mare-in-the-moon-captioned_shortfilms#.UeVq3m1heVo at 5:51
The transcription is available in http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/Friendship_is_Magic,_part_1
Could you tell me the reason why the speaker choose the past tense in the sentence, although it is said at the point where she still don't know what the reply to the letter is. I suspect that she predicts what the Princess's reply is before the letter is read and strongly believes her prediction is right. Therefore, she chose the past tense to express "I've already known what the Princess says in advance" feeling. Am I right? Thanks in advance!
The sentence is quoted from http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsky32_my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-1-episode-1-the-mare-in-the-moon-captioned_shortfilms#.UeVq3m1heVo at 5:51
The transcription is available in http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/Friendship_is_Magic,_part_1
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PonyFan "I knew she would wanna take immediate action"Could you tell me the reason why the speaker choose the past tense in the sentence It is a previous conviction, not a prediction. PonyFan "I've already known what the Princess says in advance" feeling. Put that way, yes.
- PonyFan "I knew she would wanna take immediate action"Could you tell me the reason why the speaker choose the past tense in the sentence It is a previous conviction, not a prediction.
- PonyFan "I've already known what the Princess says in advance" feeling.
- Put that way, yes.
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PonyFan"I knew she would wanna take immediate action"Could you tell me the reason why the speaker choose the past tense in the sentenceIt is a previous conviction, not a prediction.
PonyFan "I've already known what the Princess says in advance" feeling.Put that way, yes.
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Thanks very much! And I have one more question. What does "put that way" mean?
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PonyFanWhat does "put that way" mean?Stated in that manner; said like that.
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