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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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Would

0Avangi, I know you said you would rewrite if clause in present tense. However, I'd like to understand why you wrote it in the present tense followed by woulds. I'm sure your structure is correct and natural and by understanding it, it'll help me understand native speakers better and follow native speakers' conversations better.02br
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00Believe it or not, I've tried to understand this type of structure many times but am still lost. 02br
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00Please help thanks!02br
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01i00If you just say, "I'm gonna be late," you probably 01font00would(3)02font00 have already tipped the person off that you 01font00would(4)02font00 need to end the conversation soon, and as you suggest, you 01font00would(5)02font00 still expect to be on time if you left immediately.02i0-
  

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02br 00Avangi is giving you typical reasons for those answers, he's making 01b 00hypotheses02b 00 in the past or present about reasons for them. 02br 00See Swan, Practical English Usage, you seem to really need it. 02br 00Also, read and try to understand the whole entry for "would" here:02br 05002br 00or in a major printed dictionary, say Cobuild Advanced Learner's (which is very good for ESL learners).

  • 02br 00Avangi is giving you typical reasons for those answers, he's making 01b 00hypotheses02b 00 in the past or present about reasons for them.
  • 02br 00See Swan, Practical English Usage, you seem to really need it.
  • 02br 00Also, read and try to understand the whole entry for "would" here:02br 05002br 00or in a major printed dictionary, say Cobuild Advanced Learner's (which is very good for ESL learners).
  • It's all there.
  • com/dictionary/would
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0This is the 01b00repetitive/typical02b01i01b00 02b00would02i00, showing what would typicaly happen in that situation.02br
00Avangi is giving you typical reasons for those answers, he's making 01b00hypotheses02b00 in the past or present about reasons for them. 02br
00See Swan, Practical E

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