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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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001. 00If a male paid pension contributions for at least 40 years, and a female for at least 38 years, it does not result in decreased pension benefits. SHOULD IT BE: "IT DOES NOT" OR "IT DID NOT"? I WOULD SAY THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE IT REFERS TO THE PRESENT TIMES.02br
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002. However, if their pension contribution period was shorter, then the early retirement at age 58 means that their pension benefits will be decreased by 0.3% for each month of their early retirement. "MEANS" OR "MEANT" "WILL" OR "WOULD"02br
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0 Hi,02br 00I think that without context, there are a lot of verbs that could be possible. I mean, I think it depends whether you are giving an example, discussing a real fact in the past, a hypothetical situation, etc. 0-

— Kooyeen

  • 0 Hi,02br 00I think that without context, there are a lot of verbs that could be possible.
  • I mean, I think it depends whether you are giving an example, discussing a real fact in the past, a hypothetical situation, etc.
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0 Hi,02br
00I think that without context, there are a lot of verbs that could be possible. I mean, I think it depends whether you are giving an example, discussing a real fact in the past, a hypothetical situation, etc. 0-
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi,12br
10I think that without context, there are a lot of verbs that could be possible. I mean, I think it depends whether you are giving an example, discussing a real fact in the past, a hypothetical situation, etc.12blockquote
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00In my examples I'm trying
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