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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
So far
With 'present perfect' do I use 'would' or 'will' afater 'that'?
1. So, far we have not met any feature that would allow us to group together arbitrary numbers of items. (This is the one used in the book.)
2. So, far we have not met any feature that will allow us to group together arbitrary numbers of items. (If this is incorrect, why? If not, what does it mean compared to #1?)
For #3 and #4, is 4 only correct? I use present tense with present perfect? Or both are correct? What do they mean?
4. We haven't done anything that allowed us to figure out the answer for this question.
5. We haven't done anything that allows us to figure out the answer for this question.
Thanks.
1. So, far we have not met any feature that would allow us to group together arbitrary numbers of items. (This is the one used in the book.)
2. So, far we have not met any feature that will allow us to group together arbitrary numbers of items. (If this is incorrect, why? If not, what does it mean compared to #1?)
For #3 and #4, is 4 only correct? I use present tense with present perfect? Or both are correct? What do they mean?
4. We haven't done anything that allowed us to figure out the answer for this question.
5. We haven't done anything that allows us to figure out the answer for this question.
Thanks.
Top answer
Hello Jack #1 and #2 are both fine, but #2 sounds more "immediate". #4 isn't idiomatic. #5 is fine, and sounds "immediate", like #2.
- Hello Jack #1 and #2 are both fine, but #2 sounds more "immediate".
- #4 isn't idiomatic.
- #5 is fine, and sounds "immediate", like #2.
- Don't forget #3: 3.
- We haven't done anything that would allow us to figure out the answer for this question.
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Hello Jack
#1 and #2 are both fine, but #2 sounds more "immediate".
#4 isn't idiomatic. #5 is fine, and sounds "immediate", like #2. Don't forget #3:
3. We haven't done anything that would allow us to figure out the answer for this question.
That's the equivalent of #1.
In BrE, by the way, you would say "the answer to this question". (Maybe othe
#1 and #2 are both fine, but #2 sounds more "immediate".
#4 isn't idiomatic. #5 is fine, and sounds "immediate", like #2. Don't forget #3:
3. We haven't done anything that would allow us to figure out the answer for this question.
That's the equivalent of #1.
In BrE, by the way, you would say "the answer to this question". (Maybe othe
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