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Supercat Posted 9 years ago
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"Would have" without if-clause?

If you use "would have (been)" not with an if-clause, is it odd?

For example, what does "We have the goal that we would not have achieved last year." sound to you?

  

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Supercat If you use "would have (been)" not with without an if-clause, is it odd? Not necessarily. It depends on the sentence.

— CalifJim

  • Supercat If you use "would have (been)" not with without an if-clause, is it odd?
  • Not necessarily.
  • It depends on the sentence.
  • Supercat For example, what how does "We have the goal that we would not have achieved last year" sound to you?
  • It sounds strange as an isolated sentence, though it's not unmeaningful.
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SupercatIf you use "would have (been)" not with without an if-clause, is it odd?

Not necessarily. It depends on the sentence.

SupercatFor example, what how does "We have the goal that we would not have achieved last year" sound to you?
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