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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What is the difference between would and would have?

The auxiliary verb would is used to express intention to do something in the future or in a specific situation. Would have is the past tense of that. Example: I would save my money to buy a better watch if I were you. I would have given you the money if you had asked.
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Should I say would or would have?

The Right Way to Spell Would of, Should of, and Could of

So would of is would have, could of is could have, should of is should have, will of is will have, and might of is might have: I would of come earlier, but I got stuck at work. He would have stayed if he'd known you were coming. You should of called yesterday.
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When to use would have and would had?

“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 not or would not have?

Therefore, the correct way is : ” would not have happened ”. The incorrect way is : ” would have not happened ”. With abbreviations, because of a lack of any other way, the correct way is ” would've not happened ”, because the abbreviation ” would've ” cannot be made into ” would'nt've ”.
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Would be or would have been?

Key Member. "Would have been" refers to your life until now; "would be" refers to the present moment and foreseeable future.
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Why people say would of instead of would have?

Why do people mistake would of for would have? When you say would of instead of would have, you're substituting the preposition of for the auxiliary verb have, which is grammatically incorrect.
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How do you use would have?

Here are more examples:
  1. I would have come if you had told me earlier.
  2. If I had gone to Oxford University, I would have hated it.
  3. If Messi had scored, Barcelona would have won.
  4. I would have gone to the wedding, but my son got sick.
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Why do people say would of instead of have?

It's simply because, in many dialects, the sounds of "'ve" and "of" in "I would've bought two of them" are very similar or identical. People often confuse words that sound the same: there/their/they're, your/you're, etc.
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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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What does would have mean?

Would've is defined as would have, or you meant to do something but couldn't. An example of would've is how a person is likely to have acted in a specific situation. contraction.
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Is it okay to say would?

To express uncertainty, we should use “would”. For example, “I would say he is about forty”. By the way words such as, imagine, say and think go along with “would” to express these types of situations. If we are not sure about the distance between two places we should say: I think it would take forty minutes.
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Would have been meaning?

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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Could VS would have?

The word 'could' is the past tense of 'can'. It's used to mean that somebody was able to do something in the past. So the former sentence means that he was able to climb the mountain. The phrase "could have" is used to mean that somebody was capable of doing something, but he actually didn't do it.
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What is would have in grammar?

Would have also forms the result clause of a past unreal conditional. For example: If I had known they were vegetarians, I would have made a salad. You can always reverse conditional sentences.
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Would have been 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."
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Would use in sentences?

Conditional sentences

We often use would (or the contracted form 'd) in the main clause of a conditional sentence when we talk about imagined situations: If we had left earlier, we would have been able to stop off for a coffee on the way. If we went to Chile, we'd have to go to Argentina as well. I'd love to see both.
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Would had been or would have been?

We use would have in past conditionals to talk about something that did not happen: He would have been very angry if he had seen you. Would had been is never used. It's incorrect.
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Is would been correct?

#1 is ungrammatical: modals like would must always be followed by a verb in infinitive form (would be or would have been). That's what I thought as well, until I saw many examples with "he would been" in here sentence.yourdictionary.com/he-d and now I doubt about everything I know.
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Have been Vs would have been?

have been is sure whereas would have been shows the possibility. I have been working hard to get good results. I would have been working hard if I was in peace.
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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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Could or would you please?

“Would you” also sounds more polite than “Could you.” “Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request. “Could you” sounds more polite than “Would you.” “Would you” sounds more insistent and is more often used in angry requests, such as “Would you please hurry up!”
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Would you vs Will you?

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 gotten or would have got?

Is “Gotten” Correct? People in the United States and Canada use gotten for the past participle of got in most cases. People in English-speaking countries outside of the United States and Canada usually use got.
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Would get or got?

Get is the present tense form of the verb. Got is the past tense form as well as one of the two alternatives for the past participle. The other alternative for the past participle is gotten, which is generally preferred in the United States.
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