0
Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Wouldn't / Where
0 I don't get it. I have 'wouldn't' for these sentences. After 'where', what tense am I supposed to use? 02 br
00 1. He wouldn't drive fast on a raod where he 01 b 00 didn't 02 b 00 know how long it 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 . 02 br
00 2. He wouldn't drive fast on a raod where he 01 b 00 doesn't 02 b 00 know how long it 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 By the way, if #1 and #2, are correct, do they both mean the same thing? 02 br
02 br
00 What about these ones: 02 br
00 3. He wouldn't drive fast on a raod where he 01 b 00 didn't 02 b 00 know how long it 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 . 02 br
00 4. He wouldn't drive fast on a raod where he 01 b 00 doesn't 02 b 00 know how long it 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 . 02 br
00 For #3 and 4, I have mix tenses, are they wrong? 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks. 0-
00 1. He wouldn't drive fast on a raod where he 01 b 00 didn't 02 b 00 know how long it 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 . 02 br
00 2. He wouldn't drive fast on a raod where he 01 b 00 doesn't 02 b 00 know how long it 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 . 02 br
02 br
00 By the way, if #1 and #2, are correct, do they both mean the same thing? 02 br
02 br
00 What about these ones: 02 br
00 3. He wouldn't drive fast on a raod where he 01 b 00 didn't 02 b 00 know how long it 01 b 00 is 02 b 00 . 02 br
00 4. He wouldn't drive fast on a raod where he 01 b 00 doesn't 02 b 00 know how long it 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 . 02 br
00 For #3 and 4, I have mix tenses, are they wrong? 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks. 0-
Top answer
0 Well, I would choose #1: 02 br 02 br 00 He wouldn't drive fast on a r 01 b 00 oa 02 b 00 d where he didn't know how long it was. 02 br 02 br 00 This means he didn't have the habit/didn't like to drive fast, because he didn't know how long the road was. I consider it to be in the past.
- 0 Well, I would choose #1: 02 br 02 br 00 He wouldn't drive fast on a r 01 b 00 oa 02 b 00 d where he didn't know how long it was.
- 02 br 02 br 00 This means he didn't have the habit/didn't like to drive fast, because he didn't know how long the road was.
- I consider it to be in the past.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Probably someone will like some of the other sentences as well.
- 0-
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
0 Well, I would choose #1: 02 br
02 br
00 He wouldn't drive fast on a r 01 b 00 oa 02 b 00 d where he didn't know how long it was. 02 br
02 br
00 This means he didn't have the habit/didn't like to drive fast, because he didn't know how long the road was. I consider it to be in the past. 02 br
02 br
00 Probably someone will like so
02 br
00 He wouldn't drive fast on a r 01 b 00 oa 02 b 00 d where he didn't know how long it was. 02 br
02 br
00 This means he didn't have the habit/didn't like to drive fast, because he didn't know how long the road was. I consider it to be in the past. 02 br
02 br
00 Probably someone will like so
00
0 I'd choose #1 as well: 02 br
02 br
00 1. Jack wouldn't drive fast on a road where he didn't know how long it was. 02 br
02 br
00 This is in effect a type 2 conditional. It means that Jack (in our opinion) is unlikely to drive fast on a road if he doesn't know how long it is. Using 'would' + past tense makes the sentence more 'remote' – which makes sense, beca
02 br
00 1. Jack wouldn't drive fast on a road where he didn't know how long it was. 02 br
02 br
00 This is in effect a type 2 conditional. It means that Jack (in our opinion) is unlikely to drive fast on a road if he doesn't know how long it is. Using 'would' + past tense makes the sentence more 'remote' – which makes sense, beca
0
Related Questions