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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Putative should

I think this doesn't regard modals and their past and present uses, but rather the putative should:

I am taking a book with me in case I should get bored.

1) Is the past tense version still OK with 'should'?



I took a book with me in case I should get bored.

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English is flexible in these matters. Your sentence is fine. If you don't like it, you could also say: I took a book with me in case I got bored.

— Cool Breeze

  • English is flexible in these matters.
  • Your sentence is fine.
  • If you don't like it, you could also say: I took a book with me in case I got bored.
  • CB
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English is flexible in these matters. Your sentence is fine. If you don't like it, you could also say: I took a book with me in case I got bored.

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