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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Conditionals ?
It is becoming common to hear phrases like ' At the age of 20 I would have been already at work as a .........'
Is this just another creepy crawly passing by or has it some basis ?
Is this just another creepy crawly passing by or has it some basis ?
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We use 'would (have)' for things other than conditionals. As a child, I would often go off into the wood on my own for hours. - Custom/habit.
- We use 'would (have)' for things other than conditionals.
- As a child, I would often go off into the wood on my own for hours.
- - Custom/habit.
- When I first knew Fred he had already retired.
- he would be in his nineties now.
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We use 'would (have)' for things other than conditionals.
As a child, I would often go off into the wood on my own for hours. - Custom/habit.
When I first knew Fred he had already retired. he would be in his nineties now. - Not too certain assumption.
Fred would have started work at the age of eleven. - Not too certain assumption.
As a child, I would often go off into the wood on my own for hours. - Custom/habit.
When I first knew Fred he had already retired. he would be in his nineties now. - Not too certain assumption.
Fred would have started work at the age of eleven. - Not too certain assumption.
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