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Guzhao67 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Question about english tense
Hi:could you rephrase the following sentence
please?
"I should have thought maxim would have told you"
I just don't understand the use of tense. Is there" any simpler way of
expression? What's the point of using "would have" here?
please?
"I should have thought maxim would have told you"
I just don't understand the use of tense. Is there" any simpler way of
expression? What's the point of using "would have" here?
Top answer
I should have thought Maxim would have told you = I thought (= should think) Maxim would tell you. The original sentence, by regressing the idea to a more hypothetical statement ( should —> should have; would —> would have ), becomes more polite and more formal.
- I should have thought Maxim would have told you = I thought (= should think) Maxim would tell you.
- The original sentence, by regressing the idea to a more hypothetical statement ( should —> should have; would —> would have ), becomes more polite and more formal.
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I should have thought Maxim would have told you = I thought (= should think) Maxim would tell you.
The original sentence, by regressing the idea to a more hypothetical statement (should —> should have; would —> would have), becomes more polite and more formal.
The original sentence, by regressing the idea to a more hypothetical statement (should —> should have; would —> would have), becomes more polite and more formal.
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