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MFarooq Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Would have
Hi,
According to the use of "would have" I can understand example no.1 but examples from 2 to 6 after would "have" not used. Are these mistakes or not though I selected these examples from www.dictionary.cambridge.org I guess examples from 2 to 6 not correct according to the use of "would have" because "have" should have been used after every would but I am not sure.Please, let me know.
would have is used to refer back to a ?time in the past from a ?point of ?view in the ?future:
1-We ?thought they would have got ?home by five o'clock, but there was no ?reply when we ?phoned.
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2- Such a ?policy would not be ?constitutional.
3- What ?time would it be ?convenient for me to come round?
4- Changing the ?course of the ?river would ?cause ?serious ?environmental ?damage to the ?whole ?valley.
5- I was ?curious to ?know what would ?happen next.
6- The chief's ?son would ?inherit all his ?dominions.
Kind Regards
According to the use of "would have" I can understand example no.1 but examples from 2 to 6 after would "have" not used. Are these mistakes or not though I selected these examples from www.dictionary.cambridge.org I guess examples from 2 to 6 not correct according to the use of "would have" because "have" should have been used after every would but I am not sure.Please, let me know.
would have is used to refer back to a ?time in the past from a ?point of ?view in the ?future:
1-We ?thought they would have got ?home by five o'clock, but there was no ?reply when we ?phoned.
More examples
2- Such a ?policy would not be ?constitutional.
3- What ?time would it be ?convenient for me to come round?
4- Changing the ?course of the ?river would ?cause ?serious ?environmental ?damage to the ?whole ?valley.
5- I was ?curious to ?know what would ?happen next.
6- The chief's ?son would ?inherit all his ?dominions.
Kind Regards
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MFarooq 1-We thought they would have got home by five o'clock, but there was no reply when we phoned. That is correct and refers to the past. 6- The chief's son would inherit all his dominions.
- MFarooq 1-We thought they would have got home by five o'clock, but there was no reply when we phoned.
- That is correct and refers to the past.
- 6- The chief's son would inherit all his dominions.
- Those are correct and refer to the future.
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MFarooq1-We thought they would have got home by five o'clock, but there was no reply when we phoned.That is correct and refers to the past.
MFarooq2- Such a policy would not be constitutional.3- What time would it be convenient for me to come round?4- Changing the course of the river would cause serious environmental damage to the whol
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Sir, if they refer to the future,could you tell me in what sense. Thank you
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MFarooq if they refer to the future,could you tell me in what senseIn the total sense:
2- Such a policy would not be constitutional if we used such a policy in the future.
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