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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Use of past tense


‘I'd rather people vaped indoors than smoked outside

I saw the above in Oxford dictionary. Why have they used simple past tense in vaped and smoked?

  

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"I'd rather" triggers the same usage as "if" in a second conditional sentence. I would prefer it if people vaped indoors. I'd rather (that) people vaped indoors.

— CalifJim

  • "I'd rather" triggers the same usage as "if" in a second conditional sentence.
  • I would prefer it if people vaped indoors.
  • I'd rather (that) people vaped indoors.
  • We would prefer it if Steve were here.
  • We would rather (that) Steve were here.
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"I'd rather" triggers the same usage as "if" in a second conditional sentence.

I would prefer it if people vaped indoors.
I'd rather (that) people vaped indoors.
We would prefer it if Steve were here.
We would rather (that) Steve were here.

CJ

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