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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

If + would have

I wasn't sure if you preferred fish or meat so .........

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I wasn't sure if you would have preferred fish or meat, so......
  

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This is correct: I wasn't sure if you preferred fish or meat so ......... CB

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This is correct: I wasn't sure if you preferred fish or meat so .........

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Would his second sentence with the use of would have be correct if he was referring to the past?
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In other words, is the second sentence grammatically correct but wordy?
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AnonymousIn other words, is the second sentence grammatically correct but wordy?
There may be different opinions about it, which isn't exactly unusual with regard to English grammar.
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I agree with you. I prefer the first one, but just curious to know if it is possible grammatically. So is it correct grammatically even though it sounds redundant?
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Actually this was a translation from Italian. The 'unsure' person is talking to a guest on his arrival and is referring to his thoughts when preparing dinner for his guest earlier. I tend to go for the simple past but in Italian they use a more complex structure and that's how 'would have' turned up.
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Anonymousjust curious to know if it is possible grammatically.
I have already answered this question.

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