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Rashin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Would like +have +p.p

Hi,

would someone please shed light upon this structure? I was wonder when i'm welcome to use this structure.

Thanks for your time

Rashin.
  

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Would like + have + pp That is not an English structure to my mind, Rashin. Would you like to offer us a sample sentence? And by the way, 'pp' is not a good abbreviation, because it could mean present participle or past participle or prepositional phrase.

— Mister Micawber

  • Would like + have + pp That is not an English structure to my mind, Rashin.
  • Would you like to offer us a sample sentence?
  • And by the way, 'pp' is not a good abbreviation, because it could mean present participle or past participle or prepositional phrase.
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Would like + have + pp

That is not an English structure to my mind, Rashin. Would you like to offer us a sample sentence?

And by the way, 'pp' is not a good abbreviation, because it could mean present participle or past participle or prepositional phrase.
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Hi,dear friend

sorry for bad abbreviation.By p.p i mean past participle.

Actually i heard it in an educational programm :

I would like to have made a good start on my career.

could you plz elaborate this? I don't know exactly in what intent should use this.

Cheers!

Rashin
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Oh, you mean Would like + to have + pp

This is another form of Would have liked to + infinitive or sometimes even Would have liked to have + pp. Only the last one is sometimes considered wrong. They are all referring to a past act that you wish you had done but did not do.

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Thanks for your swift reply.

Can we use this structure for future plans?
Consider this:I'd like to have made good start on my career by then.

I mean, is this interchanable with perfect future tense?

Regarding this programm
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Yes, that's right too, Rashin.
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