Would or happened

[tufguy]

Hi guys,

Please check this sentence"You disappeared on 16 may so that when loot(I am not sure whether to use would here or not) happened(on 18 may), you wouldn't be in the town"-This is said to a criminal by a police officer after the crime had happened(please check grammer in last entence also).

 

[BobK]

Loot doesn't happen. 'Would' wouldn't help; it is till meaningless. Do you mean "You disappeared on 16 May so that when the loot was found/came to light/turned up/showed up/reappeared/resurfaced...[whatever] on 18 May you wouldn't be in town.

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[tufguy]

No actually that person got it done by goons. He left the city so that he wouldn't be in the city on 18. what about my last sentence(This is said....) is that right? I have made the changes please reply.

 

[Raymott]

No actually that person got it done by goons and he left the city so that he wouldn't be in the city on 18 and what about my last sentence(This is said....) is that right?

Have you put any effort into understanding where a sentence ends? You've written all the above as one sentence. How's your written Hindi? Would you put all of that in one sentence in Hindi?

 

[tufguy]

Please reply guys.

 

[Rover_KE]

Not until you reply to Raymott's questions in post #4.

 

[SoothingDave]

Loot doesn't happen. 'Would' wouldn't help; it is till meaningless. Do you mean "You disappeared on 16 May so that when the loot was found/came to light/turned up/showed up/reappeared/resurfaced...[whatever] on 18 May you wouldn't be in town.

b

Looting happens. But i don't think that's the right word here either.

 

[lotus888]

"You disappeared on the 16th of May, so that when the looting happened you wouldn't be in town."


--lotus

 

[tufguy]

What about my 2nd sentence "This is said by a police officer to a criminal after the crime happened or had happened"?

 

[Rover_KE]

What about my second sentence: "This is said by a police officer to a criminal after the crime happened or had happened"?

What about answering Raymott's questions in post #4?

 

[tufguy]

Sorry this won't happen again guys, I didn't do it deliberatly. Now please reply.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would use the past perfect there. However, because of the word "after" (which establishes the sequence of events), the simple past could be used.