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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

would (again)

Hi,

Milky has listed the 3 uses of would.

So,

1/Please explain the use of would in these 2 cases:

a.He would have liked to have had all the family together in one big reunion before he died.

b. I would have liked a Pepsi.

2/ Please put would have liked, have had, died in temporal order.

Thanks

Quoc
  

Top answer

" It means the same as He would have liked to have all the family together in one big reunion before he died It is not incorrect to use a modal and an infinitive perfect forms. Would have liked already expresses that what is in consideration has not materialized. For this reason, to have had is unnecessary, but not incorrect.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • " It means the same as He would have liked to have all the family together in one big reunion before he died It is not incorrect to use a modal and an infinitive perfect forms.
  • Would have liked already expresses that what is in consideration has not materialized.
  • For this reason, to have had is unnecessary, but not incorrect.
  • I would have liked a Pepsi -- but I did not have it
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"He would have liked to have had all the family together in one big reunion before he died."

It means the same as

He would have liked to have all the family together in one big reunion before he died

It is not incorrect to use a
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Thanks Inchoateknowledge

But I have known that. You know, Milky has listed the 3 uses of would.

I only want the explanation of the use of would in these 2 cases:

a.He would have liked to have had all the family together in one big reunion before he died.

b. I would
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I think you may be getting confused. Can you name the post in which I mentioned three uses?
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Hi

"Is would likecalled here phrasal verb?" No, but a verb phrase Emotion: smile

Would is the past form of
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<He would have liked to have all the family together in one big reunion before he died

It is not incorrect to use a modal and an infinitive perfect forms.

Would have liked already expresses that what is in consideration has not materialized.

For this reason, to have ha
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Hi

"Would you also omit the verb after the second "have" in each of those?"

Yes, as I have said before. IMO the meaning would remain intact.
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Inchoateknowledge
Hi

"Would you also omit the verb after the second "have" in each of those?"

Yes, as I have said before. IMO the meaning would remain intact.

I disgree. The information expressed by the participle in each of the sentences below is important.

1. He would have liked to have seen
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Inchoateknowledge"Would you also omit the verb after the second "have" in each of those?" Yes, as I have said before. IMO the meaning would remain intact.
I don't quite think so.

He would have liked to have seen all the family together in one big reunion before he died. Indicates that "seeing" fully
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<He would have liked to have seen all the family together in one big reunion before he died. Indicates that "seeing" fully preceded the time of "liking.">

Not really. Here we are, he's lying dead in the coffin. He would have like to have seen us all gathered here. (The liking and seeing coincide.)
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Hi all,

A/In short:

1. He would have liked to have seen all the family together in one big reunion before he died. (Doesn't signify who would have organised/requested the event)

Doesn't signify who would have organised/requested the event = Signifies who would organised /requested the event. Right?

have seen and
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