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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Are both possible?

I can’t believe you just did that. I would have expected better from you.

or,

I can’t believe you just did that. I would expect better from you.

Are both possible and correct?

  

Top answer

Use the first one. The event (what you did) and your expectation occurred in the past. You can also say: I can’t believe you just did that.

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  • Use the first one.
  • The event (what you did) and your expectation occurred in the past.
  • You can also say: I can’t believe you just did that.
  • I would expect better from you.
  • The event (what you did) occurred in the past and and your expectation is in the present.
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Use the first one. The event (what you did) and your expectation occurred in the past.

You can also say:

I can’t believe you just did that. I would expect better from you.

The event (what you did) occurred in the past and and your expectation is in the present.

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