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CarolMontes Posted 8 years ago
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Is it correct to use "would" in this sentence?

Sentence: "I am the one that would have to be angry, not you."

Or is it better to say: "I am the one who should have to be angry, not you."

Or is it compulsory to use the present tense? "I am the one who has to be angry, not you."

  

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" This one should be I am the one who should be angry, not you. (most natural) CarolMontes Or is it compulsory to use the present tense? " Possible but less likely.

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  • " This one should be I am the one who should be angry, not you.
  • (most natural) CarolMontes Or is it compulsory to use the present tense?
  • " Possible but less likely.
  • Your first sentence doesn't sound natural to me.
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CarolMontesOr is it better to say: "I am the one who should have to be angry, not you."

This one should be


I am the one who should be angry, not you. (most natural)

CarolMontesOr is it compulsory to use the present tense? "I am the one who has to be angry, not you."

Possible but less likely.


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For the past situation, use the past participle of "be."

I am the one who should have to be been angry, not you.
I am the one that would have to be been angry, not you.

For the present, use the perfect modal:

I am the one that would have to be angry, not you.

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