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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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You wouldn't sign the sign the contract to fight me if you were offered. You would make an excuse saying you had just got your legs injured. You would do everything to avoid the fight.
  

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I sometimes worry that the English help I provide serves to divide people full of anger and resentment. You wouldn't sign the sign a contract to fight me if you were offered it. You would make the excuse that your legs were injured.

— Mister Micawber

  • I sometimes worry that the English help I provide serves to divide people full of anger and resentment.
  • You wouldn't sign the sign a contract to fight me if you were offered it.
  • You would make the excuse that your legs were injured.
  • You would do anything to avoid the fight.
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I sometimes worry that the English help I provide serves to divide people full of anger and resentment.

You wouldn't sign the sign a contract to fight me if you were offered it. You would make the excuse that your legs were injured. You would do anything to avoid the fight.
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Mister MicawberI sometimes worry that the English help I provide serves to divide people full of anger and resentment.You wouldn't sign the sign a contract to fight me if you were offered it. You would make the excuse that your legs were injured. You would do anything to avoid the fight.
What about this sir, 'you would make an excuse that you had got a fever.'
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you would make the excuse that you had a fever

If you are concerned about past perfect, then why did you title your post 'Would'? There is no call for past perfect in your context because all of the actions are occurring at about the same time in the past or the order of past events is clear.
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Mister Micawberyou would make the excuse that you had a feverIf you are concerned about past perfect, then why did you title your post 'Would'? There is no call for past perfect in your context because all of the actions are occurring at about the same time in the past or the order of past events is clear.
Thank you for your help. I was trying to use perfect f
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AnonymousDon't take that medicine. It would make you feel like you had just got beat up.
It is OK, but you still don't really need past perfect. Compare these two sentences:

When Mary arrived, I finished eating.
When Mary arrived, I had finished eating.

Past perfect is required in the 2nd one to make it clear that his eating
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