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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

difference in meaning between would and would have

I will go that far. Vs. I will have gone that far. What is the difference?
  

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The first says that the action of your going that far will occur at some time after the time of your speaking, i. , in the future. The second, without further information or proper context, could be intercepted as (1) I will have gone that far [if I hadn't met you, though 'if + past perfect' is better with 'would have + past participle'], (2) I will have one that far [When you phoned me to say 'come back' ('will have' expressing a certain level of 'certainity')], (3) I will have gone that far [before you leave your house ('will have' expressing that something, in this case the action of your going that far, will have happened/finished before something else, in this case 'leaving the house', in the FUTURE)].

— Laborious

  • The first says that the action of your going that far will occur at some time after the time of your speaking, i.
  • , in the future.
  • The second, without further information or proper context, could be intercepted as (1) I will have gone that far [if I hadn't met you, though 'if + past perfect' is better with 'would have + past participle'], (2) I will have one that far [When you phoned me to say 'come back' ('will have' expressing a certain level of 'certainity')], (3) I will have gone that far [before you leave your house ('will have' expressing that something, in this case the action of your going that far, will have happened/finished before something else, in this case 'leaving the house', in the FUTURE)].
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The first says that the action of your going that far will occur at some time after the time of your speaking, i. e., in the future. The second, without further information or proper context, could be intercepted as (1) I will have gone that far [if I hadn't met you, though 'if + past perfect' is better with 'would have + past participle'], (2) I will have one that far [When you phoned me to say '
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Laboriousone
Sorry for the typos, those were interpreted, not intercepted, and gone, not one, actually.
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Let me try to offer a simpler example for you to consider.
These sentences are said now, ie in the present.

At 7 pm, Tom will jump off a roof.[ describes a future action ]

After 7pm, Tom will have jumped off a roof. [ refers to the result o
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