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Hannahlalala Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Usage of "would have + pp"
I don't understand why the respondent would use "would have + pp" here, and what does the sentence (with underline) mean? Is that question mark be wrong typed?
Question: How would you feel if you found yourself didn't zip up your school bag and many people saw it?
Answer: My school bag is like one you wear on your side, so i wouldn't care because i would have left it open? so yeah.
Thank you.
Question: How would you feel if you found yourself didn't zip up your school bag and many people saw it?
Answer: My school bag is like one you wear on your side, so i wouldn't care because i would have left it open? so yeah.
Thank you.
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" What a strange thing to ask! Why would anyone care at all about people seeing such a trivial thing? I suppose "I wouldn't care because I would have left it open" means "I wouldn't care because it would only be open if I'd deliberately left it open".
- " What a strange thing to ask!
- Why would anyone care at all about people seeing such a trivial thing?
- I suppose "I wouldn't care because I would have left it open" means "I wouldn't care because it would only be open if I'd deliberately left it open".
- I don't understand the question mark, and I don't understand "so yeah".
- By saying "yeah", what is this person agreeing with?
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The question isn't grammatical, but presumably it means:
"How would you feel if you found you hadn't zipped up your school bag and many people saw it?"
What a strange thing to ask! Why would anyone care at all about people seeing such a trivial thing?
I suppose "I wouldn't care because I would have left it open" means "I wouldn't care because it would only be ope
"How would you feel if you found you hadn't zipped up your school bag and many people saw it?"
What a strange thing to ask! Why would anyone care at all about people seeing such a trivial thing?
I suppose "I wouldn't care because I would have left it open" means "I wouldn't care because it would only be ope
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hannahlalalaI don't understand why the respondent would use "would have + pp" here
Question: How would you feel if you found yourself didn't zip up your school bag and many people saw it?
Answer: My school bag is like one you
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I'm sorry, I copied it from the website directly and forgot to correct it. Thank you for reminding me that. 
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