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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
would have been
Jack: Could you tell me what Alex has been doing for an hour? Do you have any idea?
James: I think Alex would have been playing football.
Is the conversation correct with 'would have been'?
James: I think Alex would have been playing football.
Is the conversation correct with 'would have been'?
Top answer
It is correct. ) The response given in your example is based on supposition.
- It is correct.
- ) The response given in your example is based on supposition.
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It is correct.
The response might instead have been, "I think Alex was playing football." (This would indicate a more confident answer.)
The response given in your example is based on supposition.
The response might instead have been, "I think Alex was playing football." (This would indicate a more confident answer.)
The response given in your example is based on supposition.
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Thanks a lot. Could you check this too?
I think he would have been driving for an hour when his car went over the cliff.
Is it correct too?
I think he would have been driving for an hour when his car went over the cliff.
Is it correct too?
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tenjingI think he would have been driving for an hour when his car went over the cliff.Correct. Note, however, that other expressions are more often used instead of the would of probability that you have here.
I think he had probably been driving for an hour when his car went over the cliff. [Same meaning.]
CJ
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