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why is 'would have done' used ranther than 'would do'? Is this form a subjunctive mood?
At that point I decided to put my money into property. I figured that if I bought a small office building, then by the time I reached retirement age, I WOULD HAVE PAID off the mortgage and could live off the rent.
Dec 30, 2016 6:52 AM
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Yes, David, you are right - it is not a subjunctive expression. There is a) a mixed conditional and b) a second conditional here
a) if I bought (2nd) .... I would have paid off (3rd)
b) if I bought (2nd) ... I could live off (2nd)
December 30, 2016
David, this sentence uses the third conditional construction.
See here for more detail:
https://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/thirdconditional/menu.php
December 30, 2016
I have just seen that. Because the past form ‘figured’, so you have got to figure it out by stepping forward from the tense. The sentence isn't a subjunctive mood.
December 30, 2016
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