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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

what do the following sentences mean?

A. I would like to have taken a vacation.
B. I would love to have gone to the party.
C. I would hate to have been in this position.
please explain the meaning briefly. I really don't know when to use such sentences and what they mean.please help.
  

Top answer

Where did you get these? Only ( C) seems possible to me. Can you guess what it means from this situation?

  • Where did you get these?
  • Only ( C) seems possible to me.
  • Can you guess what it means from this situation?
  • A: I was embracing and kissing a beautiful girl who I just met when my jealous fiancee came in the door.
  • B: I would hate to have been in your position.
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Where did you get these?
Only ( C) seems possible to me. Can you guess what it means from this situation?

A: I was embracing and kissing a beautiful girl who I just met when my jealous fiancee came in the door.
B: I would hate to have been in your position.

The more usual tense sequence would be:

I would have liked to have taken a vacation.
I would have lo

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