I have just read an article from June in Metro newspaper
"Britons are using their smartphones to order cocaine just like they would an Uber taxi, say experts.
Is the present continuous used here to represent a trend?
Does "would" represent a hypothetical situation?
Is "like" a preposition and just an adverb?
Is the present continuous used here to represent a trend? Yes Does "would" represent a hypothetical situation? Yes Is "like" a preposition and just an adverb?
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Is the present continuous used here to represent a trend? Yes
Does "would" represent a hypothetical situation? Yes
Is "like" a preposition and just an adverb? I'd say it's more like a conjunction here.