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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Suppose, I and Jessica have just been married. And we are talking about the past. Here the conversation goes on,
Jessica: what did you use to do when you were twenty years old?
Me: I used to tease a lots of girls and get beaten. I think you would also have teased boys. Is the use of would have correct? Could you show me the 'would have+ doing' form sentence with the same meaning in a conversation? Please!
Jessica: what did you use to do when you were twenty years old?
Me: I used to tease a lots of girls and get beaten. I think you would also have teased boys. Is the use of would have correct? Could you show me the 'would have+ doing' form sentence with the same meaning in a conversation? Please!
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It's not definitely incorrect, but it does not seem the most natural thing to say at that point. " "tease a lot of girls" or "tease lots of girls". By "beaten" do you mean "hit"?
- It's not definitely incorrect, but it does not seem the most natural thing to say at that point.
- " "tease a lot of girls" or "tease lots of girls".
- By "beaten" do you mean "hit"?
- I'm not sure about the use of this word here.
- I can't think of any valid use of "would have + doing" (except in the case that the "-ing" would is a noun, which I don't believe you mean).
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It's not definitely incorrect, but it does not seem the most natural thing to say at that point. Something like this would work:
"I expect you used to tease boys, right?"
"tease a lot of girls" or "tease lots of girls". By "beaten" do you mean "hit"? I'm not sure about the use of this word here.
I can't think of any valid use of "would have + doing"
"I expect you used to tease boys, right?"
"tease a lot of girls" or "tease lots of girls". By "beaten" do you mean "hit"? I'm not sure about the use of this word here.
I can't think of any valid use of "would have + doing"
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Anonymouswould have+ doingImpossible. After a modal verb and "have", only a past participle is possible. It has to be "would have been doing".
CJ
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GPYexcept in the case that the "-ing" would is a nounSorry, somehow I managed to type "-ing" would instead of "-ing" word, thereby garbling the intended meaning.
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I used 'would have' to show imagination in the past. Like:
Suppose I am imagining about my dream girl. And I can say,"she would be going to college and enjoying her life now". This sentence is correct with would, right? And this is about the imagination in the present, right? Ands the same like this can't we use 'would have' or 'would have been+doing' to talk about imagination in the p
Suppose I am imagining about my dream girl. And I can say,"she would be going to college and enjoying her life now". This sentence is correct with would, right? And this is about the imagination in the present, right? Ands the same like this can't we use 'would have' or 'would have been+doing' to talk about imagination in the p
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AnonymousSuppose I am imagining about my dream girl. And I can say,"she would be going to college and enjoying her life now". This sentence is correct with would, right?Is this a real girl who actually exists, but you just don't know what she's doing now, or is it an imaginary girl?
Anonymousshe would have been finishing her bache
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Yes, it's an imaginary girl. In the first sentence I am imagining about dream girl in the present.
In the second sentence with would have been+ doing, I am imagining what she was doing when she was twenty two. Am I correct?
In the second sentence with would have been+ doing, I am imagining what she was doing when she was twenty two. Am I correct?
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AnonymousYes, it's an imaginary girl. In the first sentence I am imagining about dream girl in the present.Right, your sentence seems OK for that.
AnonymousIn the second sentence with would have been+ doing, I am imagining what she was doing when she was twenty two. Am I correct?If it's clear from the context that she
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