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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"



 
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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" #1 (permalink) Wed May 30, 2007 7:23 am   Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"		  
hi,

please explain me the meaning of would have.

thanks.
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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" #2 (permalink) Wed May 30, 2007 12:43 pm   Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"		  
It is used to express the possibility. "I would have done it", "He would have paid the bill"

The alternate way could be "I might have done it" so on and so forth.

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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" #3 (permalink) Wed May 30, 2007 13:14 pm   Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"		  
Swapnil.Kale wrote:
It is used to express the possibility. "I would have done it", "He would have paid the bill"

The alternate way could be "I might have done it" so on and so forth.

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Possibility in the PAST. It means that we reminisce when we use it.
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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" #4 (permalink) Wed May 30, 2007 13:21 pm   Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"		  
Oops... forgot to add "PAST" Very Happy
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grammar question: meaning of "would have" #5 (permalink) Thu May 31, 2007 9:38 am   grammar question: meaning of "would have"		  
hi,

please explain me the meaning of would have.

thanks.
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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" #6 (permalink) Thu May 31, 2007 9:46 am   Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"		  
Would have can be used in the conditional III:

I would have joined the meeting if you had sent me an official invitation.
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would have #7 (permalink) Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:33 am   would have		  
hi,
please explain me the usages of would have.
Sentence in which the words would have are used is iwould not have a leg to stand on , i suppose.
thanks.
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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" #8 (permalink) Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:38 am   Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"		  
Hi archanaanand,

In order to help you I would need to know a sentence in which the words would have are used.

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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" #9 (permalink) Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:59 am   Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"		  
Hi archanaanand,

You have asked the same question several times, before you ask again please take a look at this:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic18157.html

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would have #10 (permalink) Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:09 pm   would have		  
archanaanand wrote:
hi,
please explain to me the usages of would have.
Sentence in which the words would have are used is i would have no argument.
As well as, what is the meaning of wouldn't.
thanks.
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Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have" #11 (permalink) Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:26 pm   Grammar Question: Meaning of "would have"		  
archanaanand wrote:
hi,

please explain to me the meaning of would have.

thanks.


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Alan wrote:
In order to help you I would need to know a sentence in which the words would have are used.


Hi, Alan
I presume, the sentense archanaanand meant is: I would not have a leg to stand on.
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would have, wouldn't #12 (permalink) Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:31 am   would have, wouldn't		  
hi,
please explain to me the usages of would have.
Sentence in which the words would have are used is i would have no argument.
As well as, what is the meaning of wouldn't.
thanks.
Archanaanand
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would have, wouldn't #13 (permalink) Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:11 pm   would have, wouldn't		  
These are part of the conditional mood.

You can read about the present conditional here:
http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/presentconditional.html#presentunreal

...and about the past conditional here:
http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/pastconditional.html
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