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why is "would be sending" used in this sentence? what kind of conditional is it? is it a conditional?
the doctors couldn't find anything wrong with him and they would be sending him home teh next day."
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- ?Lv 74 years agoFavorite Answer
This is not a conditional. It indicates a future action that took place in the past.
- busterwasmycatLv 74 years ago
this is one of those complicated expressions of different times of events which both occurred in the past.
It was the future at the time that the decision was made (when the doctors were unable to find anything wrong), but it may not still be future now when we are talking. The way to show the difference is to use would instead of will.
- Anonymous4 years ago
"Could" is the past tense of "can." "Would" is the past tense of "will."
The doctors can't find anything wrong with him and will be sending him home tomorrow.
The doctors couldn't find anything wrong with him and would be sending him home the next day.
