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Docking Farage’s pre-tax MEP salary of €8,484 a month would mean he would have repaid what officials call his “debt to the EU” by October 2018.
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tkacka15 Docking Farage’s pre-tax MEP salary of €8,484 a month would mean he would have repaid what officials call his “debt to the EU” by October 2018. Sorry for klicking, accidentally, "post" button without posting my question. My question is: Is "would" in "would have repaid" a hypothetical one or is it backshifted from "will"?
- tkacka15 Docking Farage’s pre-tax MEP salary of €8,484 a month would mean he would have repaid what officials call his “debt to the EU” by October 2018.
- Sorry for klicking, accidentally, "post" button without posting my question.
- My question is: Is "would" in "would have repaid" a hypothetical one or is it backshifted from "will"?
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tkacka15Docking Farage’s pre-tax MEP salary of €8,484 a month would mean he would have repaid what officials call his “debt to the EU” by October 2018.
Sorry for klicking, accidentally, "post" button without posting my question.
My question is: Is "would" in "would have repaid" a hypothetical one or is it backshifted from "will"?
0It;s hypothetical.
They haven't actually docked it yet (according to this sentence).
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