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MIG Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

should vs would

HI , please read the following paragraph.

If she had been pretending, she would have hidden for a reasonable time before coming out and telling her story.
(C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 1950)

i think i can replace "would" with "should"  without causing any change in meaning.am i right?
if yes so why he used "would" instead of "should"?
  

Top answer

No. You cannot change to 'should'.

— Yoong Liat

  • No.
  • You cannot change to 'should'.
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No. You cannot change to 'should'.
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hi and thank you.
please explain it , why?
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If she had been pretending, she would have hidden for a reasonable time before coming out and telling her story.

If she has been pretending, she will have hidden for a reasonable time before coming out and telling her story.

I have changed the sentence to present tense form, Do you think 'should' should be used instead of
'would'?
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thank you.
i get it now.
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