Would save us ----would reduce the echo
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Below are two sentences, does 'would' refer to 'future' or 'past'?
1. This new computer system would save us a lot of time when doing the accounts.
2. Thick carpet would reduce the echo in this hallway.
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It depends on the context. 'would' can go either way in those sentences. If the context is that you're planning to implement a new computer system or contemplating installing some thick carpet, then 'would' is future.
- It depends on the context.
- 'would' can go either way in those sentences.
- If the context is that you're planning to implement a new computer system or contemplating installing some thick carpet, then 'would' is future.
- If you are telling a story of what happened in the past, then you mean that the new computer system was implemented or that the carpet was installed, and 'would' is like 'was going to' (the future of the past) because you already know the results.
- The new computer system saved a lot of time, and the thick carpet reduced the echo.
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It depends on the context. 'would' can go either way in those sentences.
If the context is that you're planning to implement a new computer system or contemplating installing some thick carpet, then 'would' is future.
If you are telling a story of what happened in the past, then you mean that the new computer system was implemented or that the carpet was installed, a
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