Would / keep it on shelf / three months in
Dear teachers,
I saw the transcript of 60 minutes (sources: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/chobani-yogurt-billionaire-founder-on-creating-jobs-in-america/), and I have three questions as follows:
(1) Actually it would take only a year. The first order of Chobani yogurt –150 cases-- was delivered to a kosher grocery store on Long Island in October of 2007...no one knew if there would be another.
=> Could you please let me know what "would" mean on the above sentence?
Does that mean similar to "might" or "past tense of will"?
Ulukaya: The store manager called me and said, “I don’t know what you’re putting into these cups. I cannot keep it on shelf. Don’t tell me what you’re putting in there.” At that moment, I knew this was-- like, three months in, this was not going to be about if I could sell it. It was going to be about can I make enough.
(2) I cannot keep it on shelf.
=> Does this sentence mean "selling like hot cakes"?
(3) three months in,
=> Does this mean "after three months"?
Hope to have your soonest help.
Thanks and best regards,
David Kim
Top answer
Does that mean similar to "might" or "past tense of will"? The latter. e.
- Does that mean similar to "might" or "past tense of will"?
- The latter.
- e.
- past tense of "it will take".
- => Does this sentence mean "selling like hot cakes"?
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???Does that mean similar to "might" or "past tense of will"?
The latter. "it would take" is future-in-the-past, i.e. past tense of "it will take".
???=> Does this sentence mean "selling like hot cakes"?
Yes, it seems so. (I'm not sure whether "on shelf" is a valid expression that some people use, or whether it
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