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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Would have hoped or would had hoped?
I recently got a History essay back in which my teacher had marked off a point because I used the phrase 'would have hoped' instead of 'would had hoped.' Which usage is correct?
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Your teacher is wrong. *Would had is not correct English. Modal verbs such as would take infinitival complements only (usually without to ).
- Your teacher is wrong.
- *Would had is not correct English.
- Modal verbs such as would take infinitival complements only (usually without to ).
- So would have hoped is possible.
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Your teacher is wrong. *Would had is not correct English. Modal verbs such as would take infinitival complements only (usually without to). So would have hoped is possible.
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