Would have usage examples?

Dad would have finished work. We also use would have in conditionals to talk about something that did not happen in the past: If it had been a little warmer, we would have gone for a swim. He would have been very angry if he had seen you.
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Would have to examples?

Here are some examples: She could have gone to any college she wanted to. I would have gone to the party, but I was tired. He should have told the truth about what he saw.
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Would have some examples?

Would Have
  • I would have come if you had told me earlier.
  • If I had gone to Oxford University, I would have hated it.
  • If Messi had scored, Barcelona would have won.
  • I would have gone to the wedding, but my son got sick.
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Would have been usage examples?

1) "I would have more satisfied if she had given me cash instead of cheque." 2) "I would have been more satisfied if she had given me cash instead of cheque." Ola's answer: Yes, there is a difference.
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Would usage examples?

Using would as as a kind of past tense of will or going to is common in reported speech:
  • She said that she would buy some eggs. ("I will buy some eggs.")
  • The candidate said that he wouldn't increase taxes. ("I won't increase taxes.")
  • Why didn't you bring your umbrella? I told you it would rain! ("It's going to rain.")
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Using Would Have, Could Have, Should Have - English Grammar Lesson



Would VS would have?

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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Will have VS would have?

Will indicates future tenses. Would is the past form of will. When you use will, you mean something that is yet to happen. When you use would, you talk about a past event that was in the future when you said that but is not necessarily in the future anymore.
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Would have explained?

Answer: "Would have" is used together with a main verb. When you see "would have" in a sentence it means that the action didn't actually happen, because something else didn't happen first. Here are some examples (the main verb is bold): - If I had received the money, I would have given it to you.
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Would have had meaning?

“Would have had” is a type 3 conditional phrase that is used for situations that did not happen – an unreal, past situation. It's used to describe a situation that “would have” happened if another situation were to take place.
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Would have done English grammar?

When talking about something that didn't happen in the past, many English speakers use the conditional perfect (if I would have done) when they should be using the past perfect (if I had done). For example, you find out that your brother saw a movie yesterday.
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Would have been meaning?

We use would have been is used to explain the logic of events. Examples: “The party would have been a disaster if Mary didn't show up, she had everyone laughing” “I would have been there but I had to pick up my daughter from school early today” “Frank would have been here earlier, but he got held up in traffic”
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Would have to be meaning?

(used with a past participle to express unfulfilled intention or preference)
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Why do we use would have to?

We use would as the past of will, to describe past beliefs about the future: I thought we would be late, so we would have to take the train.
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Would have to say meaning?

@Arcato Okay so in this instance, "I would have to say" means "it is my opinion that". If B says "I say Elon Mask" (which is a figure of speech some people do use) then it would also be based on B's opinion.
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Would ve meaning?

/ˈwʊdəv/ Britannica Dictionary definition of WOULD'VE. — used as a contraction of would have. I would've picked you up from the airport if I had known you were coming.
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Is would have had correct English?

Is this correct? Let's start with would had have. The short answer is that English does not allow would had. There is no situation in which you would use it to form a verb.
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Which tense is would have been?

Therefore, would have been is in the past tense.
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Would have V3 meaning?

Would have + V3 is similar to could have and might have but would have is more about something we chose to do or not to do in the past because a certain necessity was not met. Something was missing and that we chose to do what we did and that would have is usually combined with if clauses.
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Would have loved meaning?

I would have loved to... refers to the past. If the party is still to be held in the future and the decision not to go was made in the past, one can use the past. I would have loved to attend the party, but I couldn't. I would love to attend the party, but I can't.
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Have have meaning?

While the verb to have has many different meanings, its primary meaning is “to possess, own, hold for use, or contain.” Have and has indicate possession in the present tense (describing events that are currently happening).
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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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Will u have or would u have?

Many English learners get will and would confused because they're used in very similar situations. But they're not the same. The main difference between will and would is that will is used for real possibilities while would is used for imagined situations in the future.
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Would have met Meaning?

"to meet" refers to the bare event of "meeting", which was in the past, hence "happened to meet". "to have met" refers to the state of "having met", which is a present state, hence "happen to have met".
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Can we use would for future?

Can we use would to refer to the future? Yes, would is used in the future subjunctive tense. In this situation, would can be used to describe a possible or unlikely action or scenario in the future. For example, “I would go to the store tomorrow, if I didn't have school.”
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