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Is there a situation in which following sentence is correct?
"You could have mentioned you would do that"
If so, then in which context is it right? I mean, if the sentence is started by "could have" then the next part should contain "have" after "would" in this case? Is this a rule or does it all depend on the situation in which you're using it? And if so, please present me the right context.
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Is there a situation in which following sentence is correct?
"You could have mentioned you would do that"
If so, then in which context is it right? I mean, if the sentence is started by "could have" then the next part should contain "have" after "would" in this case? Is this a rule or does it all depend on the situation in which you're using it? And if so, please present me the right context.
would have
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They're both correct, but can have different meanings. "You paid for everyone's meals. You could have mentioned you would do that – I'd have been able to come if I'd known you'd be paying." // "So you really would have let him go if he'd asked you? You could have mentioned you would have done that." (although the other variant works here too).
– Edwin Ashworth
Jan 25 at 15:59
@Edwin: Usually, you would have done that implies if some hypothetical situation had arisen in the past, but in fact it didn't (so by further implication, you didn't do it). But there can be "habitual past action" contexts where it means you definitely did do it (repeatedly! :)
– FumbleFingers
Jan 25 at 16:09
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Is there a situation in which following sentence is correct?
"You could have mentioned you would do that"
If so, then in which context is it right? I mean, if the sentence is started by "could have" then the next part should contain "have" after "would" in this case? Is this a rule or does it all depend on the situation in which you're using it? And if so, please present me the right context.
would have
edited Jan 25 at 15:55
JonMark Perry
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asked Jan 25 at 15:47
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Is there a situation in which following sentence is correct?
"You could have mentioned you would do that"
If so, then in which context is it right? I mean, if the sentence is started by "could have" then the next part should contain "have" after "would" in this case? Is this a rule or does it all depend on the situation in which you're using it? And if so, please present me the right context.
would have
would have
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JonMark Perry
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asked Jan 25 at 15:47
IamNotShepard
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edited Jan 25 at 15:55
JonMark Perry
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asked Jan 25 at 15:47
IamNotShepard
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edited Jan 25 at 15:55
JonMark Perry
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edited Jan 25 at 15:55
JonMark Perry
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edited Jan 25 at 15:55
JonMark Perry
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They're both correct, but can have different meanings. "You paid for everyone's meals. You could have mentioned you would do that – I'd have been able to come if I'd known you'd be paying." // "So you really would have let him go if he'd asked you? You could have mentioned you would have done that." (although the other variant works here too).
– Edwin Ashworth
Jan 25 at 15:59
@Edwin: Usually, you would have done that implies if some hypothetical situation had arisen in the past, but in fact it didn't (so by further implication, you didn't do it). But there can be "habitual past action" contexts where it means you definitely did do it (repeatedly! :)
– FumbleFingers
Jan 25 at 16:09
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They're both correct, but can have different meanings. "You paid for everyone's meals. You could have mentioned you would do that – I'd have been able to come if I'd known you'd be paying." // "So you really would have let him go if he'd asked you? You could have mentioned you would have done that." (although the other variant works here too).
– Edwin Ashworth
Jan 25 at 15:59
@Edwin: Usually, you would have done that implies if some hypothetical situation had arisen in the past, but in fact it didn't (so by further implication, you didn't do it). But there can be "habitual past action" contexts where it means you definitely did do it (repeatedly! :)
– FumbleFingers
Jan 25 at 16:09
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They're both correct, but can have different meanings. "You paid for everyone's meals. You could have mentioned you would do that – I'd have been able to come if I'd known you'd be paying." // "So you really would have let him go if he'd asked you? You could have mentioned you would have done that." (although the other variant works here too).
– Edwin Ashworth
Jan 25 at 15:59
They're both correct, but can have different meanings. "You paid for everyone's meals. You could have mentioned you would do that – I'd have been able to come if I'd known you'd be paying." // "So you really would have let him go if he'd asked you? You could have mentioned you would have done that." (although the other variant works here too).
– Edwin Ashworth
Jan 25 at 15:59
@Edwin: Usually, you would have done that implies if some hypothetical situation had arisen in the past, but in fact it didn't (so by further implication, you didn't do it). But there can be "habitual past action" contexts where it means you definitely did do it (repeatedly! :)
– FumbleFingers
Jan 25 at 16:09
@Edwin: Usually, you would have done that implies if some hypothetical situation had arisen in the past, but in fact it didn't (so by further implication, you didn't do it). But there can be "habitual past action" contexts where it means you definitely did do it (repeatedly! :)
– FumbleFingers
Jan 25 at 16:09
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Yes, it's allowed. We're looking back, to look forwards again.
Consider a situation where one housemate leaves some drugs lying around. The second housemate finds them and flushes them down the toilet.
Housemate A: Err did you see that little bag I left by the phone?
B: What, the drugs? Yes, I flushed them down the loo.
A: WHAT??! Why?
B: I don't want any drugs in my house. My sister's kids come round
here all the time. So, if I see any drugs I will just flush them.
A: You could have mentioned you would do that.
B: The subject never came up before.
answered Jan 25 at 15:59
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The tenses already match in my opinion.
One of the meanings for 'would' is:
used as the past form of will when reporting what somebody has said or
thought
He said he would be here at eight o'clock (= His words were: ‘I will be there at eight o'clock.’).
She asked if I would help.
They told me that they probably wouldn't come. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition © Oxford University Press, 2015
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Yes, it's allowed. We're looking back, to look forwards again.
Consider a situation where one housemate leaves some drugs lying around. The second housemate finds them and flushes them down the toilet.
Housemate A: Err did you see that little bag I left by the phone?
B: What, the drugs? Yes, I flushed them down the loo.
A: WHAT??! Why?
B: I don't want any drugs in my house. My sister's kids come round
here all the time. So, if I see any drugs I will just flush them.
A: You could have mentioned you would do that.
B: The subject never came up before.
answered Jan 25 at 15:59
Max Williams
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Yes, it's allowed. We're looking back, to look forwards again.
Consider a situation where one housemate leaves some drugs lying around. The second housemate finds them and flushes them down the toilet.
Housemate A: Err did you see that little bag I left by the phone?
B: What, the drugs? Yes, I flushed them down the loo.
A: WHAT??! Why?
B: I don't want any drugs in my house. My sister's kids come round
here all the time. So, if I see any drugs I will just flush them.
A: You could have mentioned you would do that.
B: The subject never came up before.
answered Jan 25 at 15:59
Max Williams
20.9k43967
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Yes, it's allowed. We're looking back, to look forwards again.
Consider a situation where one housemate leaves some drugs lying around. The second housemate finds them and flushes them down the toilet.
Housemate A: Err did you see that little bag I left by the phone?
B: What, the drugs? Yes, I flushed them down the loo.
A: WHAT??! Why?
B: I don't want any drugs in my house. My sister's kids come round
here all the time. So, if I see any drugs I will just flush them.
A: You could have mentioned you would do that.
B: The subject never came up before.
answered Jan 25 at 15:59
Max Williams
20.9k43967
Yes, it's allowed. We're looking back, to look forwards again.
Consider a situation where one housemate leaves some drugs lying around. The second housemate finds them and flushes them down the toilet.
Housemate A: Err did you see that little bag I left by the phone?
B: What, the drugs? Yes, I flushed them down the loo.
A: WHAT??! Why?
B: I don't want any drugs in my house. My sister's kids come round
here all the time. So, if I see any drugs I will just flush them.
A: You could have mentioned you would do that.
B: The subject never came up before.
answered Jan 25 at 15:59
Max Williams
20.9k43967
answered Jan 25 at 15:59
Max Williams
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answered Jan 25 at 15:59
Max Williams
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answered Jan 25 at 15:59
Max Williams
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The tenses already match in my opinion.
One of the meanings for 'would' is:
used as the past form of will when reporting what somebody has said or
thought
He said he would be here at eight o'clock (= His words were: ‘I will be there at eight o'clock.’).
She asked if I would help.
They told me that they probably wouldn't come. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition © Oxford University Press, 2015
answered Jan 25 at 16:15
Ross Murray
1,263111
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up vote
0
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The tenses already match in my opinion.
One of the meanings for 'would' is:
used as the past form of will when reporting what somebody has said or
thought
He said he would be here at eight o'clock (= His words were: ‘I will be there at eight o'clock.’).
She asked if I would help.
They told me that they probably wouldn't come. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition © Oxford University Press, 2015
answered Jan 25 at 16:15
Ross Murray
1,263111
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
The tenses already match in my opinion.
One of the meanings for 'would' is:
used as the past form of will when reporting what somebody has said or
thought
He said he would be here at eight o'clock (= His words were: ‘I will be there at eight o'clock.’).
She asked if I would help.
They told me that they probably wouldn't come. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition © Oxford University Press, 2015
answered Jan 25 at 16:15
Ross Murray
1,263111
The tenses already match in my opinion.
One of the meanings for 'would' is:
used as the past form of will when reporting what somebody has said or
thought
He said he would be here at eight o'clock (= His words were: ‘I will be there at eight o'clock.’).
She asked if I would help.
They told me that they probably wouldn't come. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 9th edition © Oxford University Press, 2015
answered Jan 25 at 16:15
Ross Murray
1,263111
answered Jan 25 at 16:15
Ross Murray
1,263111
answered Jan 25 at 16:15
Ross Murray
1,263111
answered Jan 25 at 16:15
Ross Murray
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They're both correct, but can have different meanings. "You paid for everyone's meals. You could have mentioned you would do that – I'd have been able to come if I'd known you'd be paying." // "So you really would have let him go if he'd asked you? You could have mentioned you would have done that." (although the other variant works here too).
– Edwin Ashworth
Jan 25 at 15:59
@Edwin: Usually, you would have done that implies if some hypothetical situation had arisen in the past, but in fact it didn't (so by further implication, you didn't do it). But there can be "habitual past action" contexts where it means you definitely did do it (repeatedly! :)
– FumbleFingers
Jan 25 at 16:09