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Dmitriy
[WOULD HAVE MET] vs. [COULD HAVE MET] vs. [WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET]
SENTENCES:
1. You're out of luck, aren't you? If he hadn't bought the ticket to New York yesterday, and weren't going to leave tonight, you [WOULD HAVE MET] him tomorrow.
2. You're out of luck, aren't you? If he hadn't bought the ticket to New York yesterday, and weren't going to leave tonight, you [COULD HAVE MET] him tomorrow.
3. You're out of luck, aren't you? If he hadn't bought the ticket to New York yesterday, and weren't going to leave tonight, you [WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET] him tomorrow.
QUESTION:
Do the tenses in capital letters work in the sentences above? Thanks in advance for any comments!
27 cze 2018 08:39
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There is a slight variation in meaning, but all of them are correct and would definitely work.
Cheers!
27 czerwca 2018
They're good!
27 czerwca 2018
No hay de qué.
27 czerwca 2018
A veces es difícil explicar estas estructuras. De todas maneras, muchas gracias por la ayuda, Sara. :)
27 czerwca 2018
You are very welcome, Dmitriy. Bear in mind that these are third-conditional structures: you are making assumptions about an impossible situation which could have happened regardless of the point in time. Hope that helps.
27 czerwca 2018
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