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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
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Are both of these correct? What do they mean?
1. A very nice aspect of our existing design was that we could set up the floor plan in a single spot, and the rest of the of it was completely independent of it. (Is it corret to use 'could' here? I have 'was', so should it be 'could have' instead?
2. A very nice aspect of our existing design was that we could have set up the floor plan in a single spot, and the rest of the of it would have been completely independent of it.
Thanks.
1. A very nice aspect of our existing design was that we could set up the floor plan in a single spot, and the rest of the of it was completely independent of it. (Is it corret to use 'could' here? I have 'was', so should it be 'could have' instead?
2. A very nice aspect of our existing design was that we could have set up the floor plan in a single spot, and the rest of the of it would have been completely independent of it.
Thanks.
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I think both sentences are at fault, Jack-- they read existing design , so there is no reason to veer from the present (or future) tense. is, can, is is, can, will be
- I think both sentences are at fault, Jack-- they read existing design , so there is no reason to veer from the present (or future) tense.
- is, can, is is, can, will be
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I think both sentences are at fault, Jack-- they read existing design, so there is no reason to veer from the present (or future) tense.
is, can, is
is, can, will be
is, can, is
is, can, will be
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