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Hasibul Alam Posted 6 years ago
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I think here "would have" is used not for imaginary purpose

“Not even at the beginning when I would’ve loved two automatic friendships”Then what is the purpose of using would have in this sentence?Excerpt FromThirteen Reasons WhyJay AsherThis material may be protected by copyright.
  

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Hasibul Alam I think here "would have" is used not for imaginary purpose No. There is an imaginary element. Having two automatic friendships is not something that happened for the speaker (even though the speaker would have liked that).

  • Hasibul Alam I think here "would have" is used not for imaginary purpose No.
  • There is an imaginary element.
  • Having two automatic friendships is not something that happened for the speaker (even though the speaker would have liked that).
  • CJ
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Hasibul AlamI think here "would have" is used not for imaginary purpose

No. There is an imaginary element.

Having two automatic friendships is not something that happened for the speaker (even though the speaker would have liked that).

CJ

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