Would and would have
“At this point, he felt like the correct course of action would have been to take down the flag from the military vehicle.''
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“At this point, he felt like the correct course of action would be to take down the flag from the military vehicle.''
I saw the first one on in newspaper with would have. Can I replace it with just would? What's the difference in meaning between the first sentence and the second sentence? Thank you in advance.
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Anonymous At this point, he felt like At some point in the past he had a certain feeling. The time at which he had this feeling establishes a reference point in time. would be to ...
- Anonymous At this point, he felt like At some point in the past he had a certain feeling.
- The time at which he had this feeling establishes a reference point in time.
- would be to ...
- ~ This shows him looking toward the future (his future at the time) toward what he might still do ( take down the flag ).
- would have been to ...
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AnonymousAt this point, he felt like
At some point in the past he had a certain feeling. The time at which he had this feeling establishes a reference point in time.
would be to ... ~ This shows him looking toward the future (his future at the time) toward what he might still do (take down the flag).
would have been to ...
0Let's assume that he realized it at 6pm yesterday.
“At this point, he felt like the correct course of action would have been to take down the flag from the military vehicle.'' At 6pm, he realized he should have done it before 6pm.
At this point, he felt like the correct course of action would be to take down the flag from the military vehicle. At 6pm, he realized h
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