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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Would be or would have
Hi everybody! This is my first question on this forum! I'm sure you guys can help me.
Let's imagine that, for some reason, I know a man is about to die... And when he does I say:
I knew he would have died
I knew he would be died
I knew he would die
Now, the first sentence is the one I would (say) have said was correct, but my teacher (she's british) told me that you never use "would have + past participle except for the third conditional... I'm really confused...
What's the correct sentence? And why? Please I need more examples with context.
Let's imagine that, for some reason, I know a man is about to die... And when he does I say:
I knew he would have died
I knew he would be died
I knew he would die
Now, the first sentence is the one I would (say) have said was correct, but my teacher (she's british) told me that you never use "would have + past participle except for the third conditional... I'm really confused...
What's the correct sentence? And why? Please I need more examples with context.
Top answer
#3 is correct. When you 'knew', his death was still in the future.
- #3 is correct.
- When you 'knew', his death was still in the future.
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#3 is correct. When you 'knew', his death was still in the future.
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