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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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would or would have
I got a phone call from a man yesterday.
He sounded familiar.. That (would be / would have been ) Tom.
Could you tell me which is correct, and why?
He sounded familiar.. That (would be / would have been ) Tom.
Could you tell me which is correct, and why?
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Your scenario isn't quite right, but I'd say you're aiming for the past "would have been". — I got a phone call from a man yesterday. — Who was it?
- Your scenario isn't quite right, but I'd say you're aiming for the past "would have been".
- — I got a phone call from a man yesterday.
- — Who was it?
- — I don't know, but he wanted to remind me that there's a sale on at Jannie's Department Sale.
- — Oh, that would have been Tom Robson.
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Your scenario isn't quite right, but I'd say you're aiming for the past "would have been".
— I got a phone call from a man yesterday.
— Who was it?
— I don't know, but he wanted to remind me that there's a sale on at Jannie's Department Sale.
— Oh, that would have been Tom Robson. He works at Jannie's and does all their sales promotions.
— I got a phone call from a man yesterday.
— Who was it?
— I don't know, but he wanted to remind me that there's a sale on at Jannie's Department Sale.
— Oh, that would have been Tom Robson. He works at Jannie's and does all their sales promotions.
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