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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Happened

Something erroneous happened a few days ago and I say:

Never would happen under my watch.

Or

Never would've happened under my watch.
  

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You must start the sentence with IT or THAT. "THAT never would happen under my watch" - wrong; you need to use past tense. "THAT never would've happened under my watch" - good.

— KrisBlueNZ

  • You must start the sentence with IT or THAT.
  • "THAT never would happen under my watch" - wrong; you need to use past tense.
  • "THAT never would've happened under my watch" - good.
  • You could also say "That wouldn't [ever] have happened under my watch".
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You must start the sentence with IT or THAT.
"THAT never would happen under my watch" - wrong; you need to use past tense.
"THAT never would've happened under my watch" - good.
You could also say "That wouldn't [ever] have happened under my watch". (EVER is optional; without it the statement is not as strong.)
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