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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
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would have pp

Does 'would have p.p.' always refer to an 'counterfactual' past?
  

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' always refer to an 'counterfactual' past? No. In 1989 when the wall fell, he would have been only 12 years old.

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  • ' always refer to an 'counterfactual' past?
  • No.
  • In 1989 when the wall fell, he would have been only 12 years old.
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contrapositionDoes 'would have p.p.' always refer to an 'counterfactual' past?
No.

In 1989 when the wall fell, he would have been only 12 years old.
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The speaker is asserting the logical conclusion that 'he' was twelve.
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