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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Would
For Mary to become an opera singer would take years of training.
Does the action in the clause above refer to the past or to the future?
Does the action in the clause above refer to the past or to the future?
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Anonymous Does the action in the clause above refer to the past or to the future? It is not a finite verb, so it reflects the time of the main verb. 'Would take' is Conditional II, referring to the present or future.
- Anonymous Does the action in the clause above refer to the past or to the future?
- It is not a finite verb, so it reflects the time of the main verb.
- 'Would take' is Conditional II, referring to the present or future.
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AnonymousDoes the action in the clause above refer to the past or to the future?It is not a finite verb, so it reflects the time of the main verb. 'Would take' is Conditional II, referring to the present or future.
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AnonymousFor Mary to become an opera singer would take years of training.It could, in the right context, refer to a future in the past.
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fivejedjonItt could, in the right context, refer to a future in the past.Thank you for the reply.
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