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Daithy Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Can you say "I would have to have been there?""

I know you can say:

I would have had to be there.

or

I would have had to have been there.

I know that there is no need for the original sentence, but only to ease my curiosity.

Thank y'all.
  

Top answer

Daithy I know you can say:I would have had to be there. or I would have had to have been there. OK.

— CalifJim

  • Daithy I know you can say:I would have had to be there.
  • or I would have had to have been there.
  • OK.
  • You've said that you know you can say both of those.
  • Daithy I know that there is no need for the original sentence I don't understand what you mean by saying there is no need for that sentence.
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DaithyI know you can say:I would have had to be there. or I would have had to have been there.
OK. You've said that you know you can say both of those.
DaithyI know that there is no need for the original sentence
I don't understand what you mean by saying there is no need for that sentence. You may well want to use that se
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So all 3 are valid and expressing pretty much the same, right? Thank you.
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DaithySo all 3 are valid and expressing pretty much the same, right? Thank you.
There are actually four all together if you include the present, shown first below.

1 I would have to be there.
2 I would have had to be there.
3 I would have to have been there.
4 I would have had to have been there.

2, 3, and 4 all have the same mean
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Excellent answer! I knew all of them, anyway. Just wanted to reassure about "I would have to have been.." Thanks a lot.
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