Would be VS would have been?

"Would have been" refers to your life until now; "would be" refers to the present moment and foreseeable future.
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What is the difference between would have been and would be?

With 'would be', you think there is an existing possibility in the present that life is easier in the future or now. With 'would have been', the possibility no longer exists or may have never existed.
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Is it correct to say would have been?

(The third conditional is the way we say that something is contrary to past facts. Or in other words: it didn't really happen.) So, in your case, the correct sentence would be: "I would have been more satisfied if she had given me cash."
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What is the difference between will have been and would have been?

The difference is between certainty that something will happen vs. certainty that something will not happen because of some condition in the future. "Will have been" is used when talking about events such as birthdays, anniversaries, etc., that will occur at a future date.
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When to use would have been in a sentence?

For example, you might say something like, “I would have been there for your birthday party but I was sick in bed with the flu.” This shows that you intended to be there but something came up that prevented you from going. Things would have been different if another situation or condition had been met.
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How to Use WOULD BE and WOULD HAVE BEEN | English Modal Verbs



Would be and would have been examples?

- If she had studied for the exam, she would have passed it. (Meaning: She didn't study for the exam, so she didn't pass it.) - You would have helped if you had known about the accident. (Meaning: You didn't know about the accident, so you didn't help.)
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Would and would have difference?

The would version is the more generic of the two, and can be used both for past and present pretty interchangeably. The would have version strongly implies the past. When dealing with hypothetical situations, the wording affects whether you're talking about past or future.
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Would be Vs will be?

The main difference between will and would is that would can be used in the past tense but will cannot. Also, would is commonly used to refer to a future event that may occur under specific conditions, while will is used more generally to refer to future events.
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Can would be used in future tense?

We use 'would' in future tense when we want to present a possibility of activity. Ex: I would rather go to Paris for a holiday in the month of July than London. In the above example I give two possible holiday destination to which I would like to go. We use 'will go' for definite future action.
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Would have VS would have had?

Another Third Conditional Tense: “Would have had”

The “if” clause paired with “would have had” is in past perfect tense. In order to sound more natural, native English speakers usually shorten “would have” to “would've.” It sounds far more natural to use “would've” in most situations.
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What tense is would have been?

Conditional Tense: What Would Have Been.
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Would or would have for past?

Would has no tenses, no participles, and no infinitive form. There is no past tense, but would have followed by a past participle can be used for talking about actions that did not happen: She would have bought the house if she had been able to afford it (=she did not buy it).
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Would be proud or would have been proud?

In this case either "would have been proud" or "would be proud" are acceptable. The meaning would be the same. The very slight difference between the two is a matter of the speaker's attitude or viewpoint toward the time frame of Jimmie's existence.
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Would be used in grammar?

would is the past tense form of will. Because it is a past tense, it is used: to talk about the past. to talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something)
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Is would be present tense?

Technically, would is the past tense of will, but it is an auxiliary verb that has many uses, some of which even express the present tense.
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What is the difference between could and would?

Could is used to say that an action or event is possible. Would is used to talk about a possible or imagined situation, and is often used when that possible situation is not going to happen.
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Is would have future perfect?

It is true that both “will have”and “would have”refer to the future perfect tense and are followed by v3 or past participle. Like ,we can say “she will have finished the work ,and “she would have finished the work”. yet there is a significant difference between the two so far as tense is concerned.
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What is the meaning of wouldbe?

disparaging. : desiring, intending, professing, or having the potential to be a would-be actor.
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Would be VS should be?

"Would" is the past tense of the modal verb "will." Used as an auxiliary, "would" expresses a possibility, an intention, a desire, a custom, or a request. Use "should" to express an obligation, a necessity, or a prediction; use "would" to express a wish or a customary action.
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Will be nice VS would be nice?

If your friend is definitely going on a trip next week you might say "That will be nice." If your friend is talking about the possibility of going on a trip next week you might say "That would be nice."
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Would go or would have gone?

The first one refers to the future. The second one refers to the past, a past that didn't actually happen. The second version needs two "had's" however: If I had had the money, I would have gone with you.
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Would not have been or would have not been?

"Would not have been" is the customary word order. English, like other languages, uses changes of word order to emphasise particular topics in a sentence. Saying "Would have not been" sounds (to me) like it's being done for emphasis, but it's not clear what emphasis is meant!
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Would have been better means?

refers to a point in time in the past when a condition was not true. To mark the fact that this condition was contrary to the reality, the tense is shifted towards the past relative to the point-in-time in question.
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Would have been Vs was?

In that context, "would have been" is substantially identical to "was," except that "would have been" typically is meant to convey a connotation that the speaker is trying to remember/has to think about when it was, as opposed to knowing definitively when it was (here, also indicated by speaker's use of "The only time ...
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Would have been done meaning?

“would have been done” - indicates that the action was performed in the past contingent on certain conditions. “would have been doing” - indicates that the action performed in the past is still going on up to now.
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