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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:46 am Post subject: should have p.p. |
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1.I was standing in the rain for one hour. You should have called if you were going to be late.
2.I was standing in the rain for one hour. You should have called if you had been going to be late. |
Which is correct?
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CP
Joined: 12 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Number 1 is correct, 2 incorrect. At the time you discovered that you were going to be late, you ought to have called me. That is properly expressed in number 1.
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