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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Sentences that have the modal "would"

Which is correct?

He would play chess better than I do/would.

Is this correct?

If he does it, I would not want to be there.
  

Top answer

Without specific context, those are not correct. These are correct: He plays/played chess better than I do/did. If he does it, I don't want to be there.

— Mister Micawber

  • Without specific context, those are not correct.
  • These are correct: He plays/played chess better than I do/did.
  • If he does it, I don't want to be there.
  • If he did it, I would not want to be there.
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Without specific context, those are not correct. These are correct:

He plays/played chess better than I do/did.

If he does it, I don't want to be there.
If he did it, I would not want to be there.
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