Which tense should I use?

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Let's pretend that/ X he didn't do/ does it.

Let's pretend that/ X you didn't/ don't use condtioner.

I wish I wasn't there.

I wish I will/ would see you in the future.

I hope you will/ would like this present.

allowance---- countable/ uncountable?

My mom gives me a lot of allowance/ allowances.

Please help me .....!!!Thank you !!

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

These are OK:

Let's pretend that/ X he didn't do it.

Let's pretend that/ X you didn't/ don't use conditioner.

I wish I weren't here.

I wish I hadn't been there.

I hope I will see you in the future.

I hope you will like this present.

allowance-- countable (re money for children)

My mom gives me a big allowance.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

nikoer30127Let's pretend that/ X he didn't do/ does it.
Let's pretend that/ X you didn't/ don't use condtioner.

You can use either present of past tense. It all depends on the context.

nikoer30127I wish I wasn't there.
I wish I will/ would see you in the future.
I hope you will/ would like this present.

Will.

nikoer30127
allowance-- countable/ uncountable?
My mom gives me a lot of allowance/ allowances.

My mom gives me a small allowance.

My friend's mom is more generous. She gives large allowances to all her children.

(one allowance for each child)

Anonymous · Answer

I wish I weren't here.

You could say "I wish I wasn't here" either. "I wish I were" is used in formal writing, whereas
"I wish I was" is used in informal writing. Both examples are grammatical correct though.

Referring to the "let's pretend that he didn't/doesn't do it" sentence, I think both forms are acceptable, depending on the context. Although, I assume the past form is more popular.

Good luck!

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