"It's a big thing, so I was there with her."
"How did it go?"
"Fine, though I think she had hoped that you would/could have been there too."
Is the whole conversation correct and natural with both "would" and "could"? What is the difference between them?
Yes, it's correct, could introduces the idea of ability would does not. Clive
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Yes, it's correct,
could introduces the idea of ability
would does not.
Clive