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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I might have had/I might have

Let's say someone just deleted my thread on this or any other forum. It doesn't really matter.

Me: Why did you do it?
They: You got your answer.
Me: I might have one more question/I might have had one more question

I'd use the second one because I'm clearly referring to the event that happened in the past. What do you think?
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They: You wouldn't know.
Me: Yes, I would. or Yes, I do know.

Which one is better?
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Farewell.
  

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Anonymous I'd use the second one because I'm clearly referring to the event that happened in the past. What do you think? I think the same.

— RandomGuy

  • Anonymous I'd use the second one because I'm clearly referring to the event that happened in the past.
  • What do you think?
  • I think the same.
  • Use the second.
  • Anonymous They: You wouldn't know.
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AnonymousI'd use the second one because I'm clearly referring to the event that happened in the past. What do you think?
I think the same. Use the second.
AnonymousThey: You wouldn't know.
Me: Yes, I would. or Yes, I do know.
Which one is better?
Either works.
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Aspara GusI think the same. Use the second.
Would it be incorrect if I used the first one? Would it make the situation ambiguous?
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AnonymousWould it be incorrect if I used the first one?
I'd say so. I take it that you were trying to express that the thread should not have been deleted because there was a chance that you would have had an additional question. I might have one more question states a present possibility, which doesn't seem to make much sense here.
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One more question.

I've fought against many people in my life. One of them was/is....

I'd use 'is'. How about you?
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Aspara GusSame.
Would you know I'm not a native speaker if I said 'was'?
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Can I use ''I'd rather + would''? As in: I'd rather you wouldn't make noise.
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Is this the standard pattern about "I'd rather"?
  • would rather (would sooner) + bare infinitive.
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Have things changed since I've been out.
Have things changed since I got out.

Do the sentences above carry the same meaning?
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AnonymousDo the sentences above carry the same meaning?
No.

since I got out - This sounds like you escaped from someplace.
since I've been out - This does not.
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What about these?

It's been 15 years since I've lived here.
It's been 15 years since I moved here.
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Have things changed since I've been out?
Have things changed since I got fired?

Now?
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