Thread: Saint Exupéry this evening on ZDF
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Old 9th December 2008, 21:23
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Re: Saint Exupéry this evening on ZDF
yes basically - conditional tense is used for a reported action for which there is no confirmation (always used in news bulletins)

"The Americans apparently had/heard/intercepted this transmission.."
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