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MRANALYZE Posted 18 years ago
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she would leave a message
I can't see the difference between I went into the room because I knew she would leave a message and I went into the room because I knew she had left a message.....they have the same meaning right?
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Well, the first sentence is more uncertain than the second. In the first sentence, you only know that it was her intention to leave a message, you effectively do not know whether she actually did or not. In the second one there is no question; she did leave the message (and it's still there, unless the dog ate it).
- Well, the first sentence is more uncertain than the second.
- In the first sentence, you only know that it was her intention to leave a message, you effectively do not know whether she actually did or not.
- In the second one there is no question; she did leave the message (and it's still there, unless the dog ate it).
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Well, the first sentence is more uncertain than the second. In the first sentence, you only know that it was her intention to leave a message, you effectively do not know whether she actually did or not. In the second one there is no question; she did leave the message (and it's still there, unless the dog ate it).
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