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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Would have

A: You would have been really and almost cried when you heard the news.
B: No, I was not that hurt.

Is this conversation correct with would have?
  

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Anonymous would have been really and almost cried What? CJ

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Anonymouswould have been really and almost cried
What?

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CalifJim Anonymouswould have been really and almost criedWhat?CJ
I was trying to say, 'you would've been really hurt and almost cried when you heard that bad news.' Is the conversation correct with would have? I am trying to learn to use Would have.
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The use of 'would have' is possible. It shows the speaker's assumption about what happened. S/he assumes that the person addressed was hurt and almostbcried.
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fivejedjonThe use of 'would have' is possible. It shows the speaker's assumption about what happened. S/he assumes that the person addressed was hurt and almostbcried.
You mean its just possible but not common in speaking? I don't want listeners to look at me with big eyes meaning surprisingly when I use this kind of semtence. Is it common too, sir?
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The situation itself is not common. If the situation arises, then the words are natural enough.
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