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S = Subject; V = Verb; VW = Verb Word |
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If S V (present) S will
VW |
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If we find her address, we will write her |
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or ... |
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S = Subject; VW = Verb Word;
V = Verb |
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S will VW if S V (present) |
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We will write her if we find her address |
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Avoid using a present verb instead of will and a verb word. |
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S = Subject; V = Verb; VW = Verb Word |
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If S V (past)
S would VW |
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If we found her address, we would write her |
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or ... |
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S = Subject; VW = Verb Word; V = Verb |
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S would VW if S V(past) |
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We would write her if we found her address |
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Avoid using would and a verb word instead of a past verb. |
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S = Subject |
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would have
If S had participle
, S could have participle |
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If we had found her address, we would have written her
If we had found her
address, we could have written her |
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or ... |
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S = Subject |
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would have
S could have participle
if S had participle |
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We would have written her if we had
found her address
We could have written her if we had found her address |
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Avoid using would have and a participle instead of had and a participle. Avoid
using have as a participle. |
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EXAMPLE: |
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Incorrect: |
If you listen to the questions carefully, you
answer them easily. |
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Correct: |
If you listen to the questions carefully, you will answer them easily. |
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You will answer them easily if you listen to the questions carefully. |
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