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Keron Posted 20 years ago
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I have a question about the grammar use and my english is very poor
I sometime saw the following words in some sentence


would have been
might have

How can I know when I need to use "(might or would) "
Thanks you
  

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hey With the two sentences: 1. I would have called John if I'd had my phone with me 2. I might have called John if I'd had my phone with me They are both saying that I didn't call John.

— Scrumpyjackk

  • hey With the two sentences: 1.
  • I would have called John if I'd had my phone with me 2.
  • I might have called John if I'd had my phone with me They are both saying that I didn't call John.
  • But 'Would have' is used to say if I'd had my phone, calling the John would be a certainty.
  • 'Might have' is used to say that calling John was a possible action.
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hey

With the two sentences:

1. I would have called John if I'd had my phone with me

2. I might have called John if I'd had my phone with me

They are both saying that I didn't call John. But 'Would have' is used to say if I'd had my phone, calling the John would be a certainty.

'Might have' is used to say that calling John was a possible action. We don't
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KeronTeachers

I have a question about the grammar use and my english is very poor
I sometime saw the following words in some sentence

would have been
might have

How can I know when I need to use "(might or would) "
Thanks you

If you had gone to the party, you would have enjoyed yourself. I
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