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sitifan
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Mary arrived before Tom had left.
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We can use before with past simple OR past perfect to talk about an action that happened before something else. We arrived just before...
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Is "could" more sure than "may" or "might"?
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You could flesh them out thusly: I might go out tonight. Then again, I might not. I could go out tonight if I wanted to, which I don't.
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Option A is the answer only because option E (arrived, left) isn't available. No
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Is "could" more sure than "may" or "might"?
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You could flesh them out thusly: I might go out tonight. Then again, I might not. I could go out tonight if I wanted to, which I don't.
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In my terms, I say that 'might' commonly expresses real possibility whereas 'could' expresses theoretical possibility. Here's a simple...
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Tarheel
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Mary arrived before Tom had left.
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Option A is the answer only because option E (arrived, left) isn't available. No
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My guess is it's the second one. However, in my humble opinion there is little to no reason to learn that. Why? Much more natural would...
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Subject complement: Should I use She or her?
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My guess is it's the second one. However, in my humble opinion there is little to no reason to learn that. Why? Much more natural would...
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Hello Teacher, which one of these sentences is correct? a) The only person who is going to be there is her. or b) The only person...
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I had been running three miles a day for three years before/when I broke my legs.
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I think it would be more natural to say "I broke both legs". I had been running three miles a day for three years before/when I broke...
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Mary ____________ before Tom ____________. (A) had arrived; left (B) arrive; had left (C) arrived; had left (D) had arrived; leave...
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In my terms, I say that 'might' commonly expresses real possibility whereas 'could' expresses theoretical possibility. Here's a simple...
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In my terms, I say that 'might' commonly expresses real possibility whereas 'could' expresses theoretical possibility. Here's a simple...
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I think these words in the second link sum it up: We use could, may and might to express degrees of possibility. Many native speakers...
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