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Jorgelinaac
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Hi everybody,
Could you help me out with the following sentence?
Phil didn �t believe he ............. his driving test first time.
a) would pass ??
b) would have passed ??
In my opinion, option A is correct. But why not B ? I am puzzled!
Thanks in advanced :)
Jor |
3 Dec 2011
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maroemma
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Definitely A. It �s like saying in the present tense: "I don �t believe I will pass".
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3 Dec 2011
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denizg
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Both is correct. If you want to emphasize the degree of past time of the sentence you can choose B. If not A also correct.
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3 Dec 2011
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yanogator
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B might be technically correct, but people wouldn �t say it. Consider the present-tense versions of both sentences: Phil doesn �t believe he will pass his driving test. This is a very normal sentence. Phil doesn �t believe he will have passed his driving test. Since there is no future time referred to (The future perfect often uses the word "by", followed by a "deadline"), this sentence doesn �t sound at all natural. Because of this, the negative also doesn �t sound natural. Bruce |
3 Dec 2011
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Apodo
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Phil didn �t believe he ............. his driving test first time.
a) would pass ??
b) would have passed ??
A. Is the correct answer.
Compare: Phil believed he would have passed his driving test first time if he hadn �t run over the instructor �s foot. |
4 Dec 2011
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Jorgelinaac
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I see the difference now! Funny example!
THANK YOU! |
4 Dec 2011
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MapleLeaf
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She didn �t believe she would be betrayed by a person she trusted. I believe it �s not funny 
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4 Dec 2011
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ISAVELUCHITA
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both are correct. the difference would depend on the context. so, check the context from which you took this sentence.
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4 Dec 2011
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