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Poll: Preference

Preference

I would prefer to see my team win last night.
I would have preferred to see my team win last night.
I would prefer to have seen my team win last night.
I would have preferred to have seen my team win last night.

Statistics Poll Stats

This Poll:

  • Votes: 379
  • Comments: 2
  • Added: June 2006

Comments:

Hugh

Would have is past tense and see is present tense yet most people chose option 2.

Tektek

eh Hugh? cant we say:
I wud av preferred 2 let u go?
I wud av preferred 2 make u cry
===> 'see' ,then, is DEFO NOT in the present tense!!!!

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