I would love vs. I would have loved
I had a teacher ask me about the following sentences. She wanted to know if they're both correct or if the second one is grammatically incorrect:
1) I would have loved to have seen it.
2) I would love to have seen it.
Thanks kindly!
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Both are correct, but with different shades of meaning. 1) I would have loved to have seen it. This describes how I felt at some time in the past, eg When I was 18, I would have loved to .
- Both are correct, but with different shades of meaning.
- 1) I would have loved to have seen it.
- This describes how I felt at some time in the past, eg When I was 18, I would have loved to .
- .
- But now that I'm 90, I don't feel that way anymore.
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Both are correct, but with different shades of meaning.
1) I would have loved to have seen it. This describes how I felt at some time in the past, eg
When I was 18, I would have loved to . . .
But now that I'm 90, I don't feel that way anymore.
2) I would love to have seen it. This describes how I feel right now.
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