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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Regular and modal verb questions
Hi.
1. Would this use of the modal verb "would" be correct in a simple children's writing? What this modal use denote? Does it denote what he or she usually does in a some prolonged time in the past like "He would play table tennis well when he was young"?
It was raining. He would go shopping. He was happy when he met his aunt the other day.
2. Would you say the use of present perfect isn't correct when we have such phrases like "before she moved to China" or "before the last encounter"? I think it would be incorrect to write "He has been studying two years ago." Does any of the previous examples follow the suit?
3. Is this correct? Or should we use the verb "do"?
He does a better job of writing than I would (do?).
1. Would this use of the modal verb "would" be correct in a simple children's writing? What this modal use denote? Does it denote what he or she usually does in a some prolonged time in the past like "He would play table tennis well when he was young"?
It was raining. He would go shopping. He was happy when he met his aunt the other day.
2. Would you say the use of present perfect isn't correct when we have such phrases like "before she moved to China" or "before the last encounter"? I think it would be incorrect to write "He has been studying two years ago." Does any of the previous examples follow the suit?
3. Is this correct? Or should we use the verb "do"?
He does a better job of writing than I would (do?).
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Anonymous Would this use of the modal verb "would" be correct in a simple children's writing? He would go shopping. Yes.
- Anonymous Would this use of the modal verb "would" be correct in a simple children's writing?
- He would go shopping.
- Yes.
- He would go shopping in the meaning He had the habit of going shopping is something a child might say or write Anonymous "He would play table tennis well when he was young" .
- This should be He used to play table tennis well when he was young .
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AnonymousWould this use of the modal verb "would" be correct in a simple children's writing? ... He would go shopping.Yes. He would go shopping in the meaning He had the habit of going shopping is something a child might say or write
Anonymous"He would play table tennis well when he was young"
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Hi. Do you think these are correct? The tenses are changed. Thank you.
He plays table tennis better than I would.
He plays table tennis better than I do.
He eats pizza faster than I would.
He eats pizza faster than I do.
He plays table tennis better than I would.
He plays table tennis better than I do.
He eats pizza faster than I would.
He eats pizza faster than I do.
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AnonymousHi. Do you think these are correct? The tenses are changed. Thank you.All are grammatically correct sentences.
He plays table tennis better than I would.
He plays table tennis better than I do.
He eats pizza faster than I would.
He eats pizza faster than I do.
CJ
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