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Pructus Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"would have worked"
Hi,
In the sentence below.....
"Yet I had to admit that in retrospect, my ideas would have failed, and the Holy Spirit’s ideas would have worked."
Question: "would have failed" and "would have worked" mean (1) "actual failure" or does it mean (2) "imaginary failure"?
Or (3) it can mean both?
In the sentence below.....
"Yet I had to admit that in retrospect, my ideas would have failed, and the Holy Spirit’s ideas would have worked."
Question: "would have failed" and "would have worked" mean (1) "actual failure" or does it mean (2) "imaginary failure"?
Or (3) it can mean both?
Top answer
It's hypothetical failure. Neither the writer's not the Holy Spirit's ideas were actually put into practice, so there was no failing or succeeding
- It's hypothetical failure.
- Neither the writer's not the Holy Spirit's ideas were actually put into practice, so there was no failing or succeeding
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It's hypothetical failure. Neither the writer's not the Holy Spirit's ideas were actually put into practice, so there was no failing or succeeding
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I see.... I see....
Thanks fivejedjon for the answer AND CJ for the Verification!!
Thanks fivejedjon for the answer AND CJ for the Verification!!
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The reason I asked this question is....
When I watch American dramas, some people say, "Let's say how he would have done it", when he actually did it.
They don't always say, "Let's see how he did it".
So, "would have PP", sometimes seems to refer to things that actually happened.
And I wonder what the guideline is...
When I watch American dramas, some people say, "Let's say how he would have done it", when he actually did it.
They don't always say, "Let's see how he did it".
So, "would have PP", sometimes seems to refer to things that actually happened.
And I wonder what the guideline is...
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