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Grammar

another set of questions...

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01b001.02b00 Can I say 01font01i00"00Would you mind 05000 opening the window00"02i02font00 ? Why not?02br
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002. 02b01font01i00"00I regret selling my old flat00" - 02i00according to the answer key, this one should be transformed into "01font01i00I wish I hadn't sold my old flat02i00" and I'm wondering why not into "01font01i00I wish I didn't sell my old flat02i00" Could you explain me that?02br
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003. 02b01i00"02i01font01i00People saz that he was a very good teacher when he was younger02i02font02font02font02font01font01i00" - 02i00the answer key says this "01i01font00He is said to have been a very good teacher when he was younger00" 02font02i01font00Why is that? I don't understand why the present perfect is used there... I mean, there is a specific time given "when he was a younger" ... it belongs to the past, doesn't it? so how come present perfect instead of past simple?02br
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01b004. 02b00Is it ok to say "01font01i00Despite his inability to swim, he decided to apply for the job as a lifeguard02i00" ?02font02br
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01b005. 02b00Can I replace "01font00managed02font00" with "01font00succeeded02font00" in "01i01font00Mr and Mrs Smith were very happy when they managed to seel their flat02font02i00 " ?02br
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01b006. 02b00Can I replace "01font00There's no use02font00" with "01font00It's no sense02font00 " or "01font00It's no point02font00" in "01i01font00There's no use discussing it any longer02font02i00" ? Why not?02br
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01b007. 02b00Would you choose "01font00practice02font00", "01font00experience02font00" or "01font00opportunity02font00" in the following sentence : "01i01font00She had 6 months of work 01i00_____02i00 while she was in England/while being in England02font00"02br
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02b 00 Can I say 01font 01i 00"00Would you mind 05000 opening the window00"02i 02font 00 ? '02br 02font 01b 02br 002. 02b 01font 01i 00"00I regret selling my old flat00" - 02i 00according to the answer key, this one should be transformed into "01font 01i 00I wish I hadn't sold my old flat02i 00" 01font 01font 01b 00<<< OK02b 02font 00 02font 00and I'm wondering why not into "01font 01i 00I wish I didn't sell my old flat02i 00" Could you explain me that?

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11b101.12b10 Can I say 11font11i10"10Would you mind 15010 opening the window10"12i12font10 ? Why not?12br
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0 01i00Would you mind opening the window? 02i00 [A request for someone else to open the window.]01i02br
00 Would you mind me opening the window? 02i00 [Supposing I open the window, is that OK with you?]02br
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01i00I wish I didn't ...02i00 indicates a habitual action.02br
01i00I alw
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