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Park sang joon Posted 8 years ago
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The omitted words

HALE : It means if I'd have known that this is how this whole thing was going to turn out, I'd have gotten some crab job with the Feds. Push pencils. Drink coffee all day long behind a desk. God, that sounds good.

[Of the TV show "Prison Break"]

I'd like to know if "would have"s are implied before both "push" and "drink."

If so, I was wondering why they should be "push," 'drink," not "pushed" and "drunk" respectively.

Thank you in advance for your help.

  

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" Yes. park sang joon If so, I was wondering why they should be "push," 'drink," not "pushed" and "drunk" respectively. Because the concept of Conditional III is only implied; nothing is omitted.

— Mister Micawber

  • " Yes.
  • park sang joon If so, I was wondering why they should be "push," 'drink," not "pushed" and "drunk" respectively.
  • Because the concept of Conditional III is only implied; nothing is omitted.
  • The speaker creates an image.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "would have"s are implied before both "push" and "drink."

Yes.

park sang joonIf so, I was wondering why they should be "push," 'drink," not "pushed" and "drunk" respectively.

Because the concept of Conditional III is only implied; nothing is omitted. The speaker creates an image.

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