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Musicgold Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Would have had to be Helen Keller

Hi,

I heard this sentence in a conversation, but not sure if it is correct gramatically. Is it correct?



'I would have had to be Helen Keller not to seen have that one coming'

Thanks,

MG.
  

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That is not grammatically correct. In fact, native speakers don't ususally make that kind of mistake, inverting the auxiliary verb and the past participle. Of course, it should be: I would have had to be Helen Keller not to have seen that one coming.

— Rizzy

  • That is not grammatically correct.
  • In fact, native speakers don't ususally make that kind of mistake, inverting the auxiliary verb and the past participle.
  • Of course, it should be: I would have had to be Helen Keller not to have seen that one coming.
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That is not grammatically correct. In fact, native speakers don't ususally make that kind of mistake, inverting the auxiliary verb and the past participle. Of course, it should be:

I would have had to be Helen Keller not to have seen that one coming.
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rizzy,

Thanks. Of course, I didn't mean that the speaker said that way. What I wrote was what I remembered from the conversation.

MG.
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