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Old 18-Jul-2005, 00:02
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Default Re: Anyone WOULD find a stranger

Keep the main verb belong in the present tense, and the sentence will be in the present tense. The modal auxilliary would means is likely to... (find a stranger). It has nothing to do with the tense of the sentence.
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