I would have done X, if he would only stop X
Can I say
I would have sat quietly if he would only stop talking to me
... so it means I didnt sit quietly because he didnt stop talking to me?
Is there any better way to say it?
Thanks.
Top answer
If you are talking about something that happened in the past: I would have sat quietly if he would only have stopped talking to me. I would have sat quietly if he had only stopped talking to me. The difference is a bit subtle.
- If you are talking about something that happened in the past: I would have sat quietly if he would only have stopped talking to me.
- I would have sat quietly if he had only stopped talking to me.
- The difference is a bit subtle.
- This is a fairly unusual case where "would have" in the "if" condition, usually an error, seems to me to be justifiable.
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If you are talking about something that happened in the past:
I would have sat quietly if he would only have stopped talking to me.
I would have sat quietly if he had only stopped talking to me.
The difference is a bit subtle.
This is a fairly unusual case where "would have" in the "if" condition, usually an error, seems to me to be justifiable.
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