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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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If I won the lottery, what I would do was/would be/were help the poor with money and give them extra things like clothes and shoes.

Which is correct, was or would be or were? Thanks in advance.

  

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anonymous Which is correct, was or would be or were? 'would be', to match 'would do'. I think the infinitive 'to help' should also be used.

  • anonymous Which is correct, was or would be or were?
  • 'would be', to match 'would do'.
  • I think the infinitive 'to help' should also be used.
  • If I won the lottery, what I would do would be to help ...
  • Actually, you could also use what I would do is help ...
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anonymousWhich is correct, was or would be or were?

'would be', to match 'would do'. I think the infinitive 'to help' should also be used.

If I won the lottery, what I would do would be to help ...

Actually, you could also use what I would do is help ...

By the way, you can write that more simply as

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