past conditional
Hello,
Please help me with a test… Here it is:
I too would ______ by the fire the whole afternoon but I was supposed to ____ the table
before the others ______ up.
a) have lied; lie; have turned;
b) have been lying, be laying; turned;
c) have lain; lay; turned;
d) have laid; lie; would turn.
I would go for b), but I am not sure enough…
:shock: Thank you!
Dorina
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C, I think. ‘To lay the table’ is a brief act.
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Yesssss!!!
Thank you so much!
I had some doubts concerning this answer.
Thanks a lot…
May I bother you with further questions?
Please…
dorina
Hi, Doriplesa
Just for your info:
lay - laid - laid (to lay the table)
lie - lied - lied (tell a lie)
lie - lay - lain (to lie in bed)
A bit complicated and contrived, isn’t it ? 
Sure, not for me :roll:
I know all these.
thank you!!!
I don’t know what she _______ about my staying silent but she certainly could not guess
what I _______ about at the time.
a) was thinking; thought;
b) thought; thought;
c) thought; had thought;
d) thought; was thinking.
Here, I’d go for a) and somebody for d)…
and this is the hardest:
He ______ to send his friend the money when the will _______, and he ________ his
part of the inheritance.
a) promised; was read out; had received;
b) had promised; had been read out; received;
c) promised; will be read out; will have received;
d) has promised; was read; has received.
ufff…I’d say d)
not d), sorry, sorry, b)
Could you help me, please?
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d) thought; was thinking.
a) promised; was read out; had received;
Thank you so much!
You are gorgeous!!!
Dorina 
Dear Doriplesa
I want to help you about your question
don’t know what she _______ about my staying silent but she certainly could not guess
what I _______ about at the time.
a) was thinking; thought;
b) thought; thought;
c) thought; had thought;
[color=green]d) thought; was thinking. so I see that number d is the right one
Dear Doriplesa
This is my answer about your question
I too would ______ by the fire the whole afternoon but I was supposed to ____ the table
before the others ______ up.
a) have lied; lie; have turned;
b) have been lying, be laying; turned;
[color=green]c) have lain; lay; turned;
d) have laid; lie; would turn.
this is the right one
Hello Doriplesa
I guess the answer for this question is
b) had promised; had been read out; received;
but I am not sure
Hey Mr. M., long time since you’ve been described as gorgeous I bet.
Ah, those were the days.
Kitos.