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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Would have
Can "would have" be used to give opinions in the present as in "I would have thought you don't like travelling" ?
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"I would have thought" is a more indirect way of saying "I thought". It is usually used to tell about things which you did think, or which it would have been reasonable to think, but which now appear to be doubtful or untrue. I'm not sure about "don't" in your sentence.
- "I would have thought" is a more indirect way of saying "I thought".
- It is usually used to tell about things which you did think, or which it would have been reasonable to think, but which now appear to be doubtful or untrue.
- I'm not sure about "don't" in your sentence.
- I think it should be "I would have thought you didn't like travelling".
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"I would have thought" is a more indirect way of saying "I thought". It is usually used to tell about things which you did think, or which it would have been reasonable to think, but which now appear to be doubtful or untrue.
I'm not sure about "don't" in your sentence. I think it should be "I would have thought you didn't like travelling".
I'm not sure about "don't" in your sentence. I think it should be "I would have thought you didn't like travelling".
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