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Hasibul Alam Posted 4 years ago
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Why did the newspaper use "would " instead " will" here?
The Amtrak rail system said passengers and employees would no longer need to wear masks.
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Hasibul Alam Why did the newspaper use "would " instead " will" here? "would" is a backshift of "will" here because the sentence is in the past tense ( said ). "will" is the future of the present.
- Hasibul Alam Why did the newspaper use "would " instead " will" here?
- "would" is a backshift of "will" here because the sentence is in the past tense ( said ).
- "will" is the future of the present.
- "would" is the future of the past.
- Amtrak says employees will no longer need masks.
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Hasibul Alam Why did the newspaper use "would " instead " will" here?
"would" is a backshift of "will" here because the sentence is in the past tense (said).
"will" is the future of the present.
"would" is the future of the past.
Amtrak says employees will no longer need masks. (present)
Amtrak said employees would no lo
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