Jack112 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Would - conditional or past tense?
0 00 "Have you ever turned down a promotion?" 02 br
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00 No, I haven't. I've worked hard to achieve the promotions I've received and have always felt I was the right woman for the job. However, if I was ever offered a promotion for which I was sure I wasn't ready, I'd like to think I would have the courage to decline the offer at that moment but to be reconsidered if the situation arose in the future. I 01 b 00 would 02 b 00 not put myself in a position where I 01 b 00 jeopardized 02 b 00 the people working for me, or those for whom I 01 b 00 worked 02 b 00 , for the sake of vanity. 02 br
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00 Is this in past tense (talking about the past) or is this a conditional? If this is a conditional, how can you tell when the ' 01 b 00 if 02 b 00 ' part is omitted? 02 br
00 1. I 01 b 00 would 02 b 00 not put myself in a position where I 01 b 00 jeopardized 02 b 00 the people working for me, or those for whom I 01 b 00 worked 02 b 00 , for the sake of vanity. 02 br
00 Thanks. 02 br
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00 No, I haven't. I've worked hard to achieve the promotions I've received and have always felt I was the right woman for the job. However, if I was ever offered a promotion for which I was sure I wasn't ready, I'd like to think I would have the courage to decline the offer at that moment but to be reconsidered if the situation arose in the future. I 01 b 00 would 02 b 00 not put myself in a position where I 01 b 00 jeopardized 02 b 00 the people working for me, or those for whom I 01 b 00 worked 02 b 00 , for the sake of vanity. 02 br
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00 Is this in past tense (talking about the past) or is this a conditional? If this is a conditional, how can you tell when the ' 01 b 00 if 02 b 00 ' part is omitted? 02 br
00 1. I 01 b 00 would 02 b 00 not put myself in a position where I 01 b 00 jeopardized 02 b 00 the people working for me, or those for whom I 01 b 00 worked 02 b 00 , for the sake of vanity. 02 br
00 Thanks. 02 br
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Top answer
02 font 02 br 00 I don't know the exact terms to refer to those words. Let's say those two "past tenses" are kind of like two "subjunctives" or "unreality past tenses". ".
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0 Hi Jack, 02 br
00 my try: 02 br
01 font 00 I 01 b 00 would 02 b 00 not put myself in a position where I 01 b 00 jeopardized 02 b 00 the people working for me, or those for whom I 01 b 00 worked 02 b 00 , for the sake of vanity. 02 font 02 br
00 I don't know the exact terms to refer to
00 my try: 02 br
01 font 00 I 01 b 00 would 02 b 00 not put myself in a position where I 01 b 00 jeopardized 02 b 00 the people working for me, or those for whom I 01 b 00 worked 02 b 00 , for the sake of vanity. 02 font 02 br
00 I don't know the exact terms to refer to
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