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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is this correct?

Sorry he's dead. I would love to had played basketball against him.

Is this a correct sentence?
  

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You may wish to say: I would love TO HAVE played basketball against him. TO HAVE is an infinitive. , the form of the dictionary entry).

— Anonymous

  • You may wish to say: I would love TO HAVE played basketball against him.
  • TO HAVE is an infinitive.
  • , the form of the dictionary entry).
  • ") "To have played" is called the perfect infinitive (to have + past participle).
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You may wish to say: I would love TO HAVE played basketball against him. TO HAVE is an infinitive. Therefore, the "to" is always followed by the "base" form (i.e., the form of the dictionary entry). (Don't confuse the sign of the infinitive with the preposition "to.") "To have played" is called the perfect infinitive (to have + past participle).
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what about this sentence:

I would love to have had played against him?

correct usage?
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Anonymouswhat about this sentence:

I would love to have had played against him?

correct usage?

No. I would love to have played.

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I humbly offer these comments: Now that he is dead, you could say, "I would love TO HAVE PLAYED against him" or "I would love TO HAVE HAD the chance to play against him." If someone asks you why you didn't play against him while he was living, you could answer: "I would have loved TO PLAY against him last year, but I never found the time." Let's see whether other contributors agree with me.
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