Would have had to have PP
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There seem to be some awkward situations to express in subjunctive.
In the below, 1 and 2, in the blank, what will be most suitable?
In the websites, I happen to see expressions like, “would have had to have been”.
I am not sure if those kind of long phrases are being used by native speakers.
1. He is not a doctor and I know it. Then I want to say, if he were a doctor, he would __________ studied hard.
2. The accident did not happen. But some people blame him for the accident. Then he argues as below.
I would ___________ been driving over 300 miles per hour for that to have happened.
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1. He is not a doctor and I know it. He is a lazy person.
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- He is not a doctor and I know it.
- He is a lazy person.
- Then I want to say, If he had wanted to be a doctor, he would have had to study hard.
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1. He is not a doctor and I know it. He is a lazy person.
Then I want to say,
If he had wanted to be a doctor, he would have had to study hard.
0pructus2. The accident did not happen. But some people blame him for the accident.
This doesn't make sense. If there was no accident, how can anyone blame anyone for it?
CB
0I think there can be uncertainty about how best to express this idea. You may hear at least three different styles used:
a) I would have to have been driving over 300 miles per hour for that to have happened.
b) I would have had to have been driving over 300 miles per hour for that to have happened.
c) I would have had to be driving over 300 miles per hou
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