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Re: correct a sentence
1) a) Since I live (or Since I
am
?) in NY I
have been
used to noise and pollution.
You could say :
Since (=because) I live in NY, I am used to noise and pollution.
Since I moved to NY, I have got used to n oise and pollution.
b) I
have
long
been
used to living alone.
2)a)
When will you tell me
about what I
will
have to do?
b) I wonder
when
he
will finish
school.
c)
As long as you let me know when you WILL ARRIVE, I will come and meet you at the station.
(Though you could use the progressive form)
3) a)
She
is having
a baby. (immediate future)
b) She
is going to have
a baby. (less immediate ?)
4)
If I
am
as clever as you think, I
should have been
rich
by now
. (correct ?) The structure is correct, but this one sounds a bit weird:
If he's a clever as you think, he should have been able to do that. (This sounds better to me)
Would you have other examples of a mixed conditional type 1 + type 3 ?
That's basically it.
5) a) If my father
were not paying
/
didn’t pay
my fees, I wouldn’t be studying here.
b) If my father
had not paid
my fees, I
wouldn’t be studying
here.
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