1.You wrote:<br/><br/><font color="#0000ff">He would have liked to <b>have gathered</b> the family together in one big reunion before he died. </font>(Signifies who <b>would organised/requested</b> the event)<br/><br/>Why<b> would organised/requested </b>but not<b> would organise/request </b>? Why?<br/><br/>2.You wrote:<br/><br/>June 1998:<br/><br/><i>I would like to bring the family together before I die. We should organise a party in June.</i><br/><br/>He died the next week, <b>May</b> :<br/><br/><i>It's a shame, he would have liked to have brought us together before he died.</i><br/><br/><i>Why <b>May</b>, but not <b>July</b>?</i><br/><br/><i>3. As we know:</i><br/><br/><i><u>He'd like</u> to <u>have done</u> that.</i><br/><br/><i> (1) </i> (2)<br/><br/>(2) is <font color="#ff0000">surely </font>before (1).<br/><br/><i>So, please tell me again the difference btw: (I'm confused now)</i><br/><br/><i>a. H<i>e <u>would have liked</u> to <b><u>have done</u> </b>sth.</i></i><br/><br/><i> (3) (4)</i><br/><br/><i>(4) is before (3) or (4) and (3) are simultaneous? If both, how can we to distinguish? </i><br/><br/><i>b. H<i>e <u>would have liked</u> to <b><u>do</u> </b>sth.</i></i><br/><br/><i> (5) (6)</i><br/><br/><i><br/><br/><i>(6) is before (5) or (5) and (6) are simultaneous? If both, how can we to distinguish? </i><br/></i><br/><br/><i>Quoc</i><br/><br/><i> </i>