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Hi native English speakers:
Could you please tell me if the following sentences are correct?
1. The card’s balance is not enough/sufficient.
2. The activity ended successfully.
3. But now because of you, I think I would / will go to London. (A friend of mine used “would,” but I think it should be “will.” Am I right?)
4. Before I knew/know you, I hadn’t/haven’t decided which country to go to/ which country I was going to. But now because of you, I would like to go to London. (These are the same friend’s sentences. She used the present tenses, but I think they should be in the past tense. So, they should be “knew” and “hadn’t decided.” Right?)
Hi native English speakers:
Could you please tell me if the following sentences are correct?
1. The card’s balance is not enough/sufficient.
2. The activity ended successfully.
3. But now because of you, I think I would / will go to London. (A friend of mine used “would,” but I think it should be “will.” Am I right?)
4. Before I knew/know you, I hadn’t/haven’t decided which country to go to/ which country I was going to. But now because of you, I would like to go to London. (These are the same friend’s sentences. She used the present tenses, but I think they should be in the past tense. So, they should be “knew” and “hadn’t decided.” Right?)
Could you please tell me if the following sentences are correct?
1. The card’s balance is not enough/sufficient.
2. The activity ended successfully.
3. But now because of you, I think I would / will go to London. (A friend of mine used “would,” but I think it should be “will.” Am I right?)
4. Before I knew/know you, I hadn’t/haven’t decided which country to go to/ which country I was going to. But now because of you, I would like to go to London. (These are the same friend’s sentences. She used the present tenses, but I think they should be in the past tense. So, they should be “knew” and “hadn’t decided.” Right?)
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- English (US)
@chen117
1) correct
2) Correct but very formal
3) sounds awkward, I would say “Because of you I am going to London” if you have plans to go or “because of you I would like to go to London” if you want to go someday but have no plans
4) Before I knew you I hadn’t decided which country to go to/ which country I was going to but now because of you. I would like to go to London
Note: saying “now because of you” is ok but “now after meeting you” or “now after talking to you” is better
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1. This sentence is correct, but would be better stated as: The card has an insufficient balance.
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3. Will is correct here. You are right.
4. Yes, you are correct again the past tense is correct.
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@Lally_So Thank you very much for the detailed explanations, suggestions, and corrections. 👍😊They are very helpful. 😊👍👍
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@tennesseekim70 Thank you very much for the detailed explanations and suggestion. 👍😊They are very helpful. 😊👍👍
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