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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Implied conditional would have
I presume they would have understood what you wanted for Tradeshow when I provided them the list that you gave me.
'Would have' is being used even though it is not part of a conditional sentence. I think I recall a second use of would have: implied conditionals... Is this what we have here? I'm trying to think what the implied part would be however.
Can someone help?
'Would have' is being used even though it is not part of a conditional sentence. I think I recall a second use of would have: implied conditionals... Is this what we have here? I'm trying to think what the implied part would be however.
Can someone help?
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To me, it just seems wrong, time-wise: I presumed they would understand what you wanted for the trade show when I provided them the list that you gave me. This 'would' is 'will' in the past.
- To me, it just seems wrong, time-wise: I presumed they would understand what you wanted for the trade show when I provided them the list that you gave me.
- This 'would' is 'will' in the past.
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To me, it just seems wrong, time-wise:
I presumed they would understand what you wanted for the trade show when I provided them the list that you gave me.
This 'would' is 'will' in the past.
I presumed they would understand what you wanted for the trade show when I provided them the list that you gave me.
This 'would' is 'will' in the past.
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English 1b3I presume they (would have) understood what you wanted for Tradeshow when I provided them the list that you gave me.
'Would have' is being used even though it is not part of a conditional sentence. I think I recall a second use of would have: implied conditionals... Is this what we have here? I'm trying to think what
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Thanks, MM. I agree.
To be honest, I think were I being careful I could have picked up on the incorrect tenses. But I think when I speak, I am guilty of uttering such nonsense, so it sometimes finds its way onto a page.
To be honest, I think were I being careful I could have picked up on the incorrect tenses. But I think when I speak, I am guilty of uttering such nonsense, so it sometimes finds its way onto a page.
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