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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
would vs would have
"What on earth were you thinking of?" said Professor McGonagall, with cold fury in her voice. Harry looked at Ron, who was still standing with his wand in the air. "You're lucky you weren't killed. Why aren't you in your dormitory?" Snape gave Harry a swift, piercing look. Harry looked at the floor. He wished Ron would put his wand down.
What’s the difference between these two sentences:
He wished Ron would put his wand down.
He wished Ron would have put his wand down.
What’s the difference between these two sentences:
He wished Ron would put his wand down.
He wished Ron would have put his wand down.
Top answer
-- Ron never put it down during some past incident.
- -- Ron never put it down during some past incident.
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He wished Ron would put his wand down.-- Ron is still holding his wand
He wished Ron would have put his wand down.-- Ron never put it down during some past incident.
He wished Ron would have put his wand down.-- Ron never put it down during some past incident.
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