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Vts nair Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Would you ever talk to your pet? If so what would you say?

I'm bit confused about the usage of would. What was the meaning of given sentence? Is would here referring to past days,in another way, have you spoken to your pet at least a day in the past. Please explain,
  

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It means Is talking to your pet something you might do? If you did talk to your pet, what do you think you might say to it?

— Blue Jay

  • It means Is talking to your pet something you might do?
  • If you did talk to your pet, what do you think you might say to it?
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It means Is talking to your pet something you might do? If you did talk to your pet, what do you think you might say to it?
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I know the point here is the grammar and not the content but . . . What a strange question! Why would anyone have a pet and not talk to it?
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vts nairWould you ever talk to your pet? If so, what would you say?
No, these sentences don't refer to the past. "would" brings us into the world of imagination, so one possible paraphrase is

Can you imagine yourself ever talking to your pet? If so, what can you imagine yourself saying?

CJ
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Thank you Calif! Can you provide few similar 'would' examples.
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vts nairsimilar 'would' examples.
Try fraze.it. You should be able to find quite a few on that website.

CJ
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vts nairsimilar 'would' examples.
Try fraze.it. You should be able to find quite a few on that website.

CJ
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