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Which term best describes the progressive era

In hard times by charles dickens, the scene in which the characters discuss the depiction of horses on wallpaper and flowers on carpets is the author’s way of showing the absurdity of

Idon't know which one from these two forms is correct! "he believed that the technology of the future would allow robots to do the same tasks as a human." or "he believed that the technology of the future would have allowed robots to do the same tasks as a human. , it's ! i need your !