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Ashishp
07/10/08, 11:26 AM
:ashamed1:Hi everybody this is ashish ,can anybody pls tell me what is the meaning of the below mention sentence and also i need the full form of I'd :-
1)I'd do it for you if i had the time
Thanks in Advance for Co-operation
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Ashish
trailblazerstravelntours
07/11/08, 12:32 PM
:)Hi, Ashishp. The full form of I'd is I would. So I'd is the contracted form of I would.
The sentence <I'd do it for you if I had time.> is an example of a conditional sentence that expresses a present unreal/untrue condition and its result. The if-clause, which I underlined, should be in the simple present and the result clause, which is italicized, should be in the would + simple form of the verb. In converstions, I would is usually contracted to I'd.
The sentence above means that the speaker wants to do something for someone but doesn't have the time. The condition "if I had time" is contrary to the fact (expressing an unreal/untrue situation) and means that in truth the speaker doesn't have time.
Hope this helped. :Cat Smiley 6111:
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