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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

would and would have p.p.

Sentence:
You "would" think that a company with so many loyal followers "would have announced" this ahead of time.

Question:
1.Does the first "would" mean a presumption?
2.Did the company announce?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Hi, Sentence: You "would" think that a company with so many loyal followers "would have announced" this ahead of time. Does the first "would" mean a presumption? You could say that.

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Hi,

Sentence:
You "would" think that a company with so many loyal followers "would have announced" this ahead of time.

Question:
1.Does the first "would" mean a presumption?
You could say that. I prefer to think of it as implying an unspoken condition,
eg ( If e