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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
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would have
The light turned green and, in my hurry to escape, I stomped on the gas pedal without thinking — the normal way I would have punched it to get my ancient Chevy truck moving.
Why is would have ... form used?
Why is would have ... form used?
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contraposition Why is would have ... form used? It's hard to say exactly, but it looks to me like he wasn't driving his Chevy at the time, because 'would have' is normally used to suggest an imaginary situation (in the past).
- contraposition Why is would have ...
- form used?
- It's hard to say exactly, but it looks to me like he wasn't driving his Chevy at the time, because 'would have' is normally used to suggest an imaginary situation (in the past).
- If the context indicates that he was driving that Chevy at the time, then 'would have' suggests only something habitual in the past, not something imaginary.
- CJ
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contrapositionWhy is would have ... form used?It's hard to say exactly, but it looks to me like he wasn't driving his Chevy at the time, because 'would have' is normally used to suggest an imaginary situation (in the past).
If the context indicates that he was driving that Chevy at the time, then 'would have' suggests only something habitual in the p
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