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Old 28-Jan-2004, 23:02
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could\were\would

They're all second conditional, so use the past or past modals because they are all imaginary situations.
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could\were\would

They're all second conditional, so use the past or past modals because they are all imaginary situations.
Geeeee...I kinda got it now! How thick-witted I've been! Thanks soooooo much for helping again, teacher Tdol! ^o^
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