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Kuroshirei Posted 15 years ago
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Is this structure of sentence true?

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? Emotion: smile 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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kuroshirei I would have been to phone you. Definitely wrong. kuroshirei For me I think it should be "I would have been able to phone you" or "I would have phoned you" Correct.

  • kuroshirei I would have been to phone you.
  • Definitely wrong.
  • kuroshirei For me I think it should be "I would have been able to phone you" or "I would have phoned you" Correct.
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kuroshireiI would have been to phone you.
Definitely wrong.
kuroshireiFor me I think it should be "I would have been able to phone you" or "I would have phoned you"
Correct.

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