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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
If he would have gone home
The following is of my own making.
1. If he would go home, he could go.
2. If he would have gone home, he could have gone then.
I'd like to know if #1, #2 are grammatical.
1. If he would go home, he could go.
2. If he would have gone home, he could have gone then.
I'd like to know if #1, #2 are grammatical.
Top answer
They are not correct. Don't use "would" in the "if" clause. Use the past perfect in the "if" clause and use the "would" verb phrase in the main clause.
- They are not correct.
- Don't use "would" in the "if" clause.
- Use the past perfect in the "if" clause and use the "would" verb phrase in the main clause.
- He would be home by now if he had gone at 5 o'clock.
- I don't understand what your 2 sentences mean.
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They are not correct. Don't use "would" in the "if" clause.
Use the past perfect in the "if" clause and use the "would" verb phrase in the main clause.
He would be home by now if he had gone at 5 o'clock.
I don't understand what your 2 sentences mean.
Use the past perfect in the "if" clause and use the "would" verb phrase in the main clause.
He would be home by now if he had gone at 5 o'clock.
I don't understand what your 2 sentences mean.
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Thank you, Englishmaven, for your So very kind answer. 
The old lady looked at him carefully and with perfect gravity and
The old lady looked at him carefully and with perfect gravity and
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That's right; it's in the main clause here, not in the conditional clause.
park sang joon... she would have spoken, if her hand had not closed upon the pipe
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