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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Would - past of 'will'
Hi teachers,
Is 'would' in the following context used as the past tense of 'will'?
A: Your clerk told me it would take a week at the most. (Reported Speech)
A: Your clerk told me "It will take a week at the most". (Direct Speech)
If that is so, a paraphrase for 'Your clerk told me it would take a week at the most' could be, 'Your clerk told me it would require a week, maximum'? Right?
Thanks in advance.
Is 'would' in the following context used as the past tense of 'will'?
A: Your clerk told me it would take a week at the most. (Reported Speech)
A: Your clerk told me "It will take a week at the most". (Direct Speech)
If that is so, a paraphrase for 'Your clerk told me it would take a week at the most' could be, 'Your clerk told me it would require a week, maximum'? Right?
Thanks in advance.
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Tenacious Learner Is 'would' in the following context used as the past tense of 'will'? Yes. Tenacious Learner a paraphrase for 'Your clerk told me it would take a week at the most' could be, 'Your clerk told me it would require a week, maximum'?
- Tenacious Learner Is 'would' in the following context used as the past tense of 'will'?
- Yes.
- Tenacious Learner a paraphrase for 'Your clerk told me it would take a week at the most' could be, 'Your clerk told me it would require a week, maximum'?
- Right?
- Right.
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Tenacious LearnerIs 'would' in the following context used as the past tense of 'will'?Yes.
Tenacious Learnera paraphrase for 'Your clerk told me it would take a week at the most' could be, 'Your clerk told me it would require a week, maximum'? Right?Right.
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