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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 de jun de 2018 08:39
Respostas · 8
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There is a slight variation in meaning, but all of them are correct and would definitely work.
Cheers!
27 de junho de 2018
They're good!
27 de junho de 2018
No hay de qué.
27 de junho de 2018
A veces es difícil explicar estas estructuras. De todas maneras, muchas gracias por la ayuda, Sara. :)
27 de junho de 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 de junho de 2018
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Dmitriy
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Inglês, Alemão, Russo, Ucraniano
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