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Andreean Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What 'd is stand for?

'd << is this could or would. If would, in what condition or situation we use it beside past tense? sometimes I find "I'd like to.." can anyone explain that.
  

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Hello, andreean—and welcome to English Forums. andreean 'd << is this could or would. It represents would or had , not could.

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Hello, andreean—and welcome to English Forums.
andreean'd << is this could or would.
It represents would or had, not could.
andreean"I'd like to.." can anyone explain that
I'd like to = I would like to
I'd already been there = I had already been there
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oh, now I understand. It depends on context, right?. thank you.
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andreean It depends on context, right?
Very few words have real meaning witout full context.
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