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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
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Why would I have

How do I use these two?

1. Why would I have used it?

2. Why would I use it?

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Example: Jill: I bought a battery-operated drill for you, Jack, but it was stolen last night from my apartment. Jack: Don't worry about it Jill. I'm not really much of a handyman, anyway.

— Davkett

  • Example: Jill: I bought a battery-operated drill for you, Jack, but it was stolen last night from my apartment.
  • Jack: Don't worry about it Jill.
  • I'm not really much of a handyman, anyway.
  • Why would I have used it?
  • Next day-- Jill: The police recovered the stolen drill this morning, Jack.
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Example:

Jill: I bought a battery-operated drill for you, Jack, but it was stolen last night from my apartment.

Jack: Don't worry about it Jill. I'm not really much of a handyman, anyway. Why would I have used it?

Next day--

Jill: The police recovered the stolen drill this morning, Jack. Don't you want it?
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1. Why would he have burnt your restaurant? (Is this a conditional or referring to the past? I think it is a conditional. Like this: 'Why would he have burnt your restaurant if ....")

2. Why would he burn your restaurant? (Let's say somebody burned his resturant and now someone is asking why. Is this the one to use or #1?)

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Hello Jack

1. Why would Fred have blown up Jack's restaurant?

Jack's restaurant has been blown up. You can think of no reason for Fred to blow up Jack's restaurant. So you use 'would have', to show that you think that this particular scenario is an imaginary past.

2. Why would Fred blow up your restaurant?

This has two possible contexts.

If the restaura
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