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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
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what would I ....

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I didn't want to go there. What would I be doing there?/What would I do there? ---is it better to use the continuous form or the simple tense?

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Hi, NewGuest If you want to emphasise continuity you had better use Continious, in this case the verb do is an imperfective verb , else - Simple, and verb is a perfective verb .

  • Hi, NewGuest If you want to emphasise continuity you had better use Continious, in this case the verb do is an imperfective verb , else - Simple, and verb is a perfective verb .
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Hi, NewGuest

If you want to emphasise continuity you had better use Continious, in this case the verb do is an imperfective verb , else - Simple, and verb is a perfective verb .

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