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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Jennifer: I saw one abandoned house in Newton town when I was on the West Chester.
Me: That would have been one my friends house. He abandoned his house a few years ago.
Is the conversation correct with 'would've'?
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Note my edits. Jennifer: I saw an abandoned house in Newton when I was in West Chester. Me: That would have belonged to one my friends.
- Note my edits.
- Jennifer: I saw an abandoned house in Newton when I was in West Chester.
- Me: That would have belonged to one my friends.
- He abandoned it a few years ago.
- Is the conversation correct with 'would've'?
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Note my edits.
Jennifer: I saw an abandoned house in Newton when I was in West Chester.
Me: That would have belonged to one my friends. He abandoned it a few years ago.
Is the conversation correct with 'would've'? Yes, but we more commonly say it another way.
eg That probably belonged to . . .
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