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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Is this structure of sentence correct?
The sentence :
I would have been to phone you.
If that's wrong, where's the mistake? If it's right could somene please explain it a little further?
For me I think it should be "I would have been able to phone you" or "I would have phoned you"
I would have been to phone you.
If that's wrong, where's the mistake? If it's right could somene please explain it a little further?
For me I think it should be "I would have been able to phone you" or "I would have phoned you"
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' I would have been to phone you — This could be a response only in a very limited situation: A: I think you're crazy! B: I would have been to phone you. The real answer is that all the structures are correct, but we cannot judge which is appropriate in context.
- ' I would have been to phone you — This could be a response only in a very limited situation: A: I think you're crazy!
- B: I would have been to phone you.
- The real answer is that all the structures are correct, but we cannot judge which is appropriate in context.
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Only 'I would have phoned you' makes general sense: 'I would have phoned you [if I had known your number, etc.]'
I would have been able to phone you — This is a long way of saying 'I would have phoned you.'
I would have been to phone you — This could be a response only in a very limited situation:
A: I think you're crazy!
B: I would have been to phone
I would have been able to phone you — This is a long way of saying 'I would have phoned you.'
I would have been to phone you — This could be a response only in a very limited situation:
A: I think you're crazy!
B: I would have been to phone
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